Is there too much hype about index-based agricultural insurance?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-200

  Binswanger Mkhize, Hans P ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GOVERNMENT; INSURANCE SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84857942158     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.625411     Document Type: Article

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