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Agricultural Risk

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DevelopmentExpert Theory
Basis Risk as Adoption Barrier
36 out of 120 Kebeles (30%) were excluded because dominant risks were non-drought perils (frost and flooding) lacking indices, and another 35 Kebeles were dropped due to incomplete historical station rainfall records required for reinsurance pricing.
DevelopmentRCT
Cultivator Labor Demand Sensitivity
A 1 standard deviation increase in rainfall per day increases harvest labor demand by 3.3 days more for insured cultivators compared to uninsured cultivators in the same village (a 22% increase in relative demand; t-stat = 2.39).