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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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G98032 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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MX-TxCIM |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20200212203219.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
978-92-79-27783-2 |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
https://doi.org/10.2788/713 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MX-TxCIM |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The challenges of index-based insurance for food security in developing countries : |
| Remainder of title |
Proceedings of a technical workshop organised by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI, Earth Institute, Columbia University), JRC Ispra, Italy, 2 and 3 May 2012 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Luxemburg (Austria) : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Publications Office of the European Union, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
276 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
In the wake of the Sahelian droughts and the resulting food insecurity crises of the 1970s and mid-1980s, the international community and national governments alike have focused on early warning systems as a mechanism to prevent famines and avert acute malnutrition. Thirty years later, food insecurity still prevails in many areas of the globe, amidst rapidly evolving geopolitics. A different and innovative way to tackle the problem of the fluctuating food availability attracted the attention of development agencies and governments in developing countries some 15 years ago: index-based crop insurance. Many pilot projects have experimented about every possible insurance design under diverse conditions, involving farmers, cooperatives, micro-credit institutions, governments, commercial banks, insurance and reinsurance companies. However, the indices, which play a pivotal role in the insurance schemes, also constitute one of their main weaknesses. Very little crop modelling and forecasting knowledge is put to use in index design, and only occasionally do remote sensing data and advanced statistical methods play a part. This volume explores the overall picture of index-based insurance, from index design to its socio-economic environment, identifying at each stage current challenges to scaling from pilot project to real world implementation. The collection of short papers in this publication is the outcome of the workshop ?The challenges of index-based insurance for food security in developing countries?, jointly organised by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), Earth Institute, Columbia University |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Text in English |
| 595 ## - COLLECTION |
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| Collection |
General Book Collection |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Agricultural insurance |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
6255 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Crop losses |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1060 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Developing countries |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
3229 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Drought |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1080 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Food policies |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1115 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Food resources |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
10872 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Food shortages |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
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10873 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
10874 |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Hunger |
| Miscellaneous information |
AGROVOC |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Malnutrition |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
6463 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gommes, R. |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 9 (RLIN) |
10875 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kayitakire, F. |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 9 (RLIN) |
10876 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |