, uses detailed survey micro-data from six African countries to quantify disaster damages in one key sector: crop agriculture …

agriculture sector review addresses the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of Argentina's agrifood sector. The …

This paper documents the practical experience of deploying index insurance in a tropical country whose agriculture is … (rainfall-based) index insurance product, thereby reducing the basis risk faced by farmers. The paper also shares some of the …

The ability to manage financial risk is especially important for people earning their living through agriculture. Many … farmers only get paid once or twice a year, and households need to stretch their earnings across the year by saving or … their exposure to weather and disease shocks. Households engaged in agriculture may thus especially benefit from financial …

commercial agriculture and have witnessed greater reductions in land area compared with their male counterparts. The results show … are the three most promising policy options to reach gender parity in agriculture in Cote d'Ivoire …

As countries develop (and food saturation takes hold), agriculture's role as domestic employer declines. But the … broader agri-food system also expands, and the scope for agriculture-related job creation shifts beyond the farm. Historically … the world's poorest countries, particularly in Africa, labor productivity in agriculture remains at historically low …

-Saharan Africa obtained from multi-topic household surveys. It shows that, in some contexts, 70 to 80 percent of farmers produce only … standards. However, there is wide variation across countries and regions. Moreover, farmers are more likely to report intending …