involving smallholders in Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) and South America (Peru), implemented by FAO. The lessons … services and reduce market transaction costs. Risk management for agricultural smallholders is covered, together with the … increasing role of insurance as a mechanism for risk management among smallholders. Empirical data are used to illustrate the …

This paper addresses various aspects of risk and risk management for smallholders in developing countries, and presents … are also different in developing countries, with smallholders often forced to rely on strategies that perpetuate poverty …

problems, and to realise potentials from investing in Ethiopia’s natural assets. For example, the country’s agricultural …