Innovations Instead of Assistance for Farming
For several years, insuring harvests against the climate hazards that regularly destroy farmers’ crops in developing countries has for several years been a major tool in the fight against poverty, mainly in Africa and Asia, where between 400 and 500 million farmers survive on very low incomes. This system, which links indemnities to a climate index, allows small family businesses to insure their harvests, at least partially, against catastrophic losses that could otherwise ruin them.
Organization: EurActiv
Year: 2015
Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Type: Report
Full text available at: http://www.euractiv.com/sites/default/files/euractiv_special_report_-_innovations_instead_of_assistance_for_farming.pdf
Content language: English