Weather-index drought insurance in Burkina-Faso: Assessment of its potential interest to farmers

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-84

  Berg, Alexis ^a   Quirion, Philippe ^b   Sultan, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b Centre International de Recherche sur lEnvironnement et le Developpement   (France)

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EID: 79955022094     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009WCAS1008.1     Document Type: Article

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