jan 19, 2015
Private insurers may help farmers weather the storm | The Financial Express
Govt’s invitation to pvt players aimed at creating competition for AIC
CGIAR Climate's insight:
“Crop insurance is going to become even more important in future, considering increasing climatic variability. Unfortunately, despite insurance reaching almost 30 million farmers today, there is widespread dissatisfaction. We need to develop simple products that are scientifically valid, economically viable, transparent, and acceptable to most stakeholders,” Pramod Aggarwal, regional programme leader, Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) platform, said.