IFC helps clients create insurance markets to serve emerging market consumers and enables insurers to invest in both capital markets and real sectors. IFC works in the insurance sector in three main areas:...
This diagnostic report was prepared in response to a technical assistance request from the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) to support the design and implementation of an index-based agriculture...
This note details four main conclusions: The government should enact clear policy reforms to target the development and provision of agricultural insurance products with public sector support (including...
This report presents the World Bank’s findings from Phase 1, including the review of PCIC’s operations, the roadmap, and recommendations for strengthening and reforming agricultural insurance in the Philippines...
Over the past 40 years, China has made remarkable progress developing agriculture and rural areas. Agricultural growth has been robust, averaging 4.5 percent per year over this period, as has the sector’s...
Food security represents a key challenge in most Sub-Saharan African countries and in Kenya in particular where still a relevant share of the population lives below a minimum dietary energy consumption...
Under the PROMOVE-Agribiz program in Mozambique, FAO is rolling out its Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in over 700 communities in Nampula and Zambézia provinces. These FFSs are implemented as part...
China has one of the largest agricultural sectors in the world. Like many other countries, it has struggled to establish an effective agricultural insurance system that can attract the voluntary participation...
Ratings of Southeast Europe and Central Asia Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Project for Kazakhstan were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and...
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...
Agricultural insurance, defined here to include crop and livestock insurance, is an instrument of choice in many countries for helping farmers and rural communities cope with risk. This paper explores...
Agriculture is a key sector in Bangladesh, but it is highly exposed to risks. While agriculture is a source of employment and livelihood for nearly one in two adults in Bangladesh and contributes about...
Agriculture is a key sector in Bangladesh, but it is highly exposed to risks. While agriculture is a source of employment and livelihood for nearly one in two adults in Bangladesh and contributes about...