Cahier 2016-05| Title: | Agricultural insurance index-based: justification and implementation in Niger. | | Abstract: | This paper analyzes the potential of market agricultural index insurance in Niger. First, it addresses the concept of micro-insurance and its philosophy, it justifies the interest of agricultural index insurance for the poor and the reasons that lean in favor of index insurance. Secondly, it attempts to verify the conditions of implementation of such insurance in the context of Niger. The analysis shows the existence of favorable signals to this type of insurance, but also reveals many factors that can halt or slow its development. | | Keyword(s): | climate risk, asymmetry of information, agricultural index-based insurance, Niger | | Auteur(s) : | Ahamadou MAICHANOU | | JEL Class.: | D13, D86 | Télécharger le cahier Retour à la liste des Cahier du GRETHA (2016) |
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