Ag Insurance Case Studies
Explore real-world case studies in agricultural insurance that highlight the challenges, strategies, and solutions implemented by farmers, insurers, and policymakers.
Maize is key to Tanzania’s economy, accounting for at least 15 percent of the country’s food production (FAOStat 2020). At least 82% of farmers in Tanzania grow maize, the majority of whom are likely to be smallholder farmers…
In 2016 we received 250 claims associated to fatal injury of livestock including on the owner’s premises, away from premises, in transit and from poisoning. Fatal injury to livestock on the owner’s premises was…
A new study suggests that crop insurance serves as a disincentive for farmers to adopt climate change mitigation measures on their croplands. The study by researchers at North Carolina State University examined the…
In the Philippines, farming is a risky business. The country is battered by an average of 20 typhoons a year and as the storms become more intense due to climate change, the stakes get bigger for Filipino farmers, who make up a quarter of the country’s workforce…
WASHINGTON, January 5, 2022 – Corn farmers who “split-apply” nitrogen now have another option for insurance coverage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced the details of its Post Application Coverage…