Using weather index insurance to improve drought response for famine prevention

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1262-1268

  Chantarat, Sommarat ^a   Barrett, Christopher B ^a   Mude, Andrew G ^a   Turvey, Calum G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FINANCE; DROUGHT; FAMINE; INDEX METHOD; INSURANCE SYSTEM; RURAL FINANCE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 37149056897     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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