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After Ten Years of Index Insurance, What’s Next?

After Ten Years of Index Insurance, What’s Next?

October 24, 2018
agriculture   Climate  

Over the last decade, IRI’s financial instruments team has been researching, designing and refining weather index insurance in their work in a dozen countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Experimental Forecasts Could Help Guatemala Recover from Volcanic Eruption

Experimental Forecasts Could Help Guatemala Recover from Volcanic Eruption

June 26, 2018
agriculture   Climate   natural disasters  

Rainfall predictions out to three weeks suggest the nation may get some relief from downpours that are hindering response and rebuilding.

Swapping Where Crops are Grown Could Feed an Extra 825 Million People

Swapping Where Crops are Grown Could Feed an Extra 825 Million People

November 6, 2017
agriculture   climate change  

Redrawing the global map of crop distribution on existing farmland could help meet growing demand for food and biofuels in coming decades, while significantly reducing water stress in agricultural areas, according to a new study.

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