When women in agriculture and agribusiness have access to the right resources, entire communities thrive. Across the globe, women farmers and women entrepreneurs in the agribusiness sector share a deep desire to uplift their families and enhance their livelihoods. They aspire for opportunities that can transform their dreams into reality, a key one among others being access to essential financial services like agricultural insurance. As we celebrate Women's Month, we explore a collection of articles and stories of women who have directly benefited from GIIF's programs, showcasing their

This S4YE Knowledge Brief “Digital Solutions for Youth Agripreneurs” delves into how digital solutions can address four key constraints for youth agripreneurs: 1) access to finance, 2) access to inputs, 3) access to markets, and 4) capacity development. We discuss some digital tools and services which can help address these four constraints, e.g., mobile banking, alternate credit scoring, crowdfunding, real-time pricing, e-Agri extension, precision agriculture. Customization of services (e.g., addressing gender intersectionality, localization) can lead to increased adoption by youth

In 2015, IFC, supported by GIIF, launched the Weather Index Insurance project with Green Delta Insurance Company (GDIC), to develop insurance products to address perils such as drought, excess rain, heat waves, and cold spells in Chitalmari in the Bogra District, Bangladesh. A case study was developed to capture the activity.

In 2015, IFC, supported by GIIF, launched the Weather Index Insurance project with Green Delta Insurance Company (GDIC), to develop insurance products to address perils such as drought, excess rain, heat waves, and cold spells in Bangladesh. In October 2015, during the initial days of the project, GDIC and IFC approached Supreme Seed Company for index insurance partnership for their contract farming farmers. A case study was developed to capture the activity.

ACRE Africa participated in 2018 Understanding Risk Forum in Mexico City in May 2018. Organized by the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and partners every two years, the event provides organizations and individuals with the opportunity to exchange knowledge, highlight new activities and initiatives, establish new partnerships, and foster innovation in the field. As part of this year’s program, the Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP) and the Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF) – both in the WBG’s Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation

A 24-page illustrated comic book on Earthquake Index Insurance in Bahasa Indonesia.

GIIF and ILO's Impact Insurance Facility jointly published a paper entitled "When and How Should Agricultural Insurance be Subsidized? Issue and Good Practices". Authored by Independent Researcher Peter Hazell and World Bank Group's Panos Varangis and Rachel Sberro-Kessler, this paper discusses agricultural insurance subsidy in detail and draws upon available literature and case study experiences to propose some good practice guidelines for the design and implementation. The French version " Quand et comment l'assurance agricole devrait-elle être subventionnée? Enjeux et bonnes pratiques " is

In the latest volume of the African Reinsurer magazine published in June 2017, GIIF Program Manager Fatou Assah discusses how the World Bank is helping African farmers to become more resilient against climate risks through the use of index insurance. The article entitled "Technology and Insurance: Building Resilient Agriculture in Africa", which also interviews AXA's Tanguy Touffut, FINACTU's Denis Chemiller-Gendreau, and African Risk Capacity's Assia Sidibe, examines innovative risk management and insurance, challenges and opportunities in agriculture insurance in the face of climate change.

"Significant crop shortfalls observed in various parts of the globe in recent years have had an adverse impact not only on the agricultural sector of countries but also on many other economic sectors related to agriculture, such as logistics, storage, and processing industries," a Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' publication concludes. In "Insuring Crops of Countries and States with Weather Index Solutions", Swiss Re suggests index insurance be a good tool for states and countries to protect their agricultural sector from weather risks due to the product's high efficiency and light administrative

PowerPoint slides from a consumer exercise undertaken in Zambia in December last year are now available. The session, held jointly by GlIF, ILO's Impact Insurance Facility, Risk Shield Consultants, and fsdZambia focused on lead farmers and channel partners who enlist smallholder farmers.