Government Support to Agricultural Insurance: Challenges and Options for Developing Countries

摘要: Governments in developing countries have been increasingly involved the support of commercial agricultural (crop and livestock) insurance programs recent years. A striking example is China, where, with (and premium subsidies) from central provincial governments, market grew dramatically to become second largest world (after United States) 2008. In India Mexico, weather-based crop has developed on a large scale protect farmers against vagaries weather. Many other investigated feasibility insurance, some implemented pilot programs. This book aims inform update public private decision makers promoting about developments agriculture insurance. The literature heavily biased toward practice experience few very public-private Northern America Europe, which are driven by financial subsidies. provides framework for It based an analytical review rationale intervention detailed comparative analysis livestock provided without government more than 65 countries. survey conducted World Bank's team Drawing results, identifies key roles governments can play development sustainable, affordable, cost-effective