Agricultural Microinsurance: Global Practices and Prospects

This book provides information on the role of agricultural insurance in improving the livelihoods of the rural poor. It is meant for development agents such as donors, development banks and development workers in NGOs, co-operatives, credit unions and microfinance institutions. Dealing with different aspects of microinsurance, the book covers the following:

• Introduction to the principles of insurance;
• Agricultural microinsurance case studies, depicting successes, failures and challenges of providing agricultural microinsurance in practice;
• Comprehensive literature survey to study the different kinds of agricultural microinsurance products existing worldwide and how they function;
• Analysis of whether agricultural microinsurance can play a role in improving the livelihoods of the rural poor, despite significant challenges.

Finally, the book looks at the microinsurance interventions at the macro, micro and meso level that are most likely to succeed in improving rural livelihoods.