Unlocking Smallholder Credit : Does Credit-Linked Agricultural Insurance Work? (English)

This paper reviews possibilities for, and experience with, credit-linked crop insurance, including different types of insurance and credit arrangements, ranging from insurance sold to individual farmers to meso insurance sold to financial service providers (FSPs) to cover losses suffered by farmer borrowers. The paper describes the main methods of linkage that are being tested or proposed, identifies the critical features of each method, and discusses...

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Meyer,Richard L.;

Hazell,Peter B.;

Varangis,Panos;
Document Date
2019/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
121680
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/03/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Unlocking Smallholder Credit : Does Credit-Linked Agricultural Insurance Work?
Keywords
farmer

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Meyer,Richard L.; Hazell,Peter B.; Varangis,Panos.

Unlocking Smallholder Credit : Does Credit-Linked Agricultural Insurance Work? (English). Agriculture finance Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/515371511848930976

Unlocking Smallholder Credit : Does Credit-Linked Agricultural Insurance Work? (English)

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