Science-based insurance

Crops are at risk in a changing climate. Farmers in the developing world will be able to insure against harvest failure if robust insurance packages, based on a geophysical index rather than individual loss, become widely available.

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Published inNature geoscience Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 213 - 214
Main Authors Brown, Molly E., Osgood, Daniel E., Carriquiry, Miguel A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2011
Nature Publishing Group
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704/106/694
704/844/2175
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Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earth System Sciences
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
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Summary:Crops are at risk in a changing climate. Farmers in the developing world will be able to insure against harvest failure if robust insurance packages, based on a geophysical index rather than individual loss, become widely available.
ISSN:1752-0894
1752-0908
DOI:10.1038/ngeo1117