Agricultural Insurance in Ghana

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Recent years have seen West Africa plagued by extended dry seasons that spell financial ruin for many small farmers. In Ghana, standard insurance against poor harvests tends to be expensive and impractical in the absence of reliable data on weather. Ghana's government is now cooperating with the national insurance association to provide insurance plans based on standardized data provided by authorized, automated weather stations. It can help farmers prepare for the future and save their harvests.

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Length
07:10 minutes

Date of publication
2013

Project

Innovative Insurance Products for Climate Change Adaptation

Global Ideas

The television reports and documentaries of Deutsche Welle's 'Global Ideas' media project provide people all over the world with information on model projects which implement biodiversity and climate protection. The media project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety through the International Climate Initiative.