This dataset serves to shed light on the feasibility of picture-based crop insurance (PBI), which is a new way of delivering affordable and easy-to-understand crop insurance, using farmers’ smartphone pictures to minimize the costs of loss verific
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journal article
Monitoring crop phenology using a smartphone based near-surface remote sensing approach
Using crowdsourced near-surface remote sensing imagery to monitor winter wheat phenology and identify damage events in NW India.
Helping smallholder farmers manage crops during the monsoon season.
journal article
Grants vs. credits for improving the livelihoods of ultra-poor: Evidence from Ethiopia
A comparison between cash transfer recipients and credit recipients for livelihood investments in Ethiopia.
journal article
Women's land rights as a pathway to poverty reduction: Framework and review of available evidence
Gaps in the evidence should not deter the careful design and implementation of programs and policies to strengthen women’s land rights.
working paper
Credit constraints and agricultural productivity in developing countries: The case of East Africa
Sustained agricultural growth is crucial for reducing hunger and poverty in East Africa, where majority of the population rely on agriculture for their livelihood.
The study found that dynamic crop models have the accuracy to predict normal to high yields, but there are limits to their ability to capture low yields.
project paper
Harnessing models and big data to enable climate-resilient agriculture in India: Kick-off workshop
Risk is considered one of the main barriers to investments in agriculture. The Picture-based Insurance (PBI) project in India, funded by 3ie, evaluates the impact of an innovative insurance scheme.
discussion paper
The feasibility of Picture-Based insurance (PBI): Smartphone pictures for affordable crop insurance
Smallholder farmers are increasingly exposed to weather extremes but lack access to affordable insurance products to protect their livelihoods from catastrophic crop damage.
discussion paper
Adoption and diffusion of improved technologies and production practices in agriculture: Insights from a donor-led intervention in Nepal
Adoptions of improved technologies and production practices are important drivers of agricultural development in low-income countries like Nepal.
We developed, implemented, and evaluated an innovative personalized advisory service that complements picture-based insurance (PBI), an easy-to-understand low-cost insurance product for visible crop damage.
Credit markets are key instruments by which liquidity constrained smallholder farmers may finance productivity investments.
conference paper
The feasibility of picture-based crop insurance (PBI): Smartphone pictures for affordable crop insurance
This paper describes and tests the feasibility of Picture-Based Crop Insurance (PBI), a new way to deliver affordable and easy-to-understand insurance.
conference paper
Enhancing adaptive capacity through climate-smart insurance: Theory and evidence from India
Bundling agricultural insurance with climate-smart technologies and practices (CSA) can help improve risk management for smallholder farmers. This paper analyzes how bundling affects demand for insurance and CSA.
book chapter