Marketing weather insurance products to informal risk-sharing groups : lessons from Ethiopia

Rainfall risk remains a key problem for Ethiopian farmers. In a recent survey conducted in 2009, 44% of farmers reported serious losses in wealth and consumption due to drought in last 4 years, and 22% report losses due to too much rain and floods.
Citation

Clarke, D., S. Dercon, I. Outes-Leon, A. Seyoum-Taffesse and R. Vargas-Hill. "Marketing weather insurance products to informal risk-sharing groups : lessons from Ethiopia" Ferdi Policy brief B28, July 2011.