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Insurance opportunities against weather risks for the rural poor

In: 2013 Global Food Policy Report

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  • Ceballos, Francisco
  • Robles, Miguel

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  • Ceballos, Francisco & Robles, Miguel, 2014. "Insurance opportunities against weather risks for the rural poor," IFPRI book chapters, in: Fan, Shenggen; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul; Yosef, Sivan (ed.), 2013 Global Food Policy Report, chapter 10, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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