Feb 12, 2015
Helen Greatrex and Alexa Jay: How Public-Private Partnerships in Insurance Can Unlock Business Potential of Small-Scale Agriculture | Business Fights Poverty
By Helen Greatrex, Postdoctoral Research Scientist and Alexa Jay, Program and Communications Officer, at the International Research Institute for Climate…
CGIAR Climate's insight:
A new report from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) demonstrates the viability of the public-private approach in creating index-based insurance programs with strong commercial potential that can reach large numbers of farmers. The report examines initiatives that have successfully scaled beyond the pilot level, reaching a total of over 30 million farmers worldwide.