The federal multi-peril crop insurance program is a significant risk management tool for America’s agricultural producers. The crop insurance program has been historically lauded by both Democrat and Republican congressional leaders and it has received strong support in recent farm bills. In...

This paper reviews and synthesizes IFPRI’s research program on agricultural insurance since 2009, a period that encompasses all the activities for which financial support from PIM was obtained during 2012-2020. The paper reviews activities that were undertaken, synthesizes and evaluates the...

The weather index-based insurances may help farmers to cope with climate risks overcoming the most common issues of traditional insurances. However, the weather index-based insurances present the limit of the basis risk: a significant yield loss may occur although the weather index does not...

The objective of the study was to identify the main factors influencing farmers' willingness to take up agricultural insurance and participate in a mutual fund for non-insurable risks in the Czech Republic. Responses from 214 representative farms were processed using descriptive statistics,...