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Evaluation of the Effects of Introducing Risk Management Tools in Agricultural Development: The Case of PADAER Senegal

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  • Alice Bonou

    (Ecole d’Agrobusiness et de Politiques Agricoles, Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Porto-Novo 01 BP 55, Benin)

  • Markus Olapade

    (Center for Evaluation and Development, D-68161 Mannheim, Germany)

  • Alessandra Garbero

    (International Fund for Agricultural Development, 00142 Rome, Italy)

  • Leonard Wantchekon

    (University of Princeton, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
    African School of Economics, Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou 02 BP 372, Benin)

Abstract

This study aims to assess the effects of risk management tools on the agricultural performance of rural producers benefiting from the joint support of the Senegalese state and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through the co-financed project PADAER. Data collection covers two regions in Senegal: Kolda and Tambacounda. The sample comprises 1167 farmers, including 379 beneficiaries of the index-based insurance facilitated by PADAER (Programme d’Appui au Développement Agricole et à l’Entreprenariat Rural). The quasi-experimental method known as the propensity score matching method was used to determine the impact of subscribing to index-based insurance on the farmer’s production, agricultural investments, and annual income. Although the results of the estimates show that the project has not yet had any effect on production, without the intervention of this project, farmers would have recorded a loss of about USD 115 (FCFA 57,600). Not only did the index-based insurance for the harvest facilitated by the PADAER allow the beneficiary to cover this loss and realize a gain estimated at USD 25 (FCFA 12,749), but the added value of this paper is that it measures the effects of agricultural index-based insurance in Africa using real-world statistical data.

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  • Alice Bonou & Markus Olapade & Alessandra Garbero & Leonard Wantchekon, 2023. "Evaluation of the Effects of Introducing Risk Management Tools in Agricultural Development: The Case of PADAER Senegal," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-15, April.
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