Bangladesh – Pilot Project for Weather Index-Based Crop Insurance
27 Mar 2013 -
The Asian Development Bank has approved the following project:
Description:
Briefs Intro:
The Asian Development Bank has approved the following project:
The project will increase the resilience of farm households against climate and natural disaster risks by piloting weather index-based crop insurance as an innovative risk adaptation tool for farmers, including small farm households, in one of the most climate-vulnerable and disaster prone countries in the world.
Amount:
$2 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, administered by ADB. The Government of India will provide in-kind support equivalent to $420,000.
Amount: $2 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, administered by ADB. The Government of India will provide in-kind support equivalent to $420,000.