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Competing expectations in an Index-Based Livestock Insurance Project

Published

2018

Status

Limited Access

Language

en

ILRI Programs

  • Sustainable livestock systems
Journal Article
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96205

Citation

Johnson, L., Wandera, B., Jensen, N. and Banerjee, R. 2018. Competing expectations in an Index-Based Livestock Insurance Project. Journal of Development Studies

Tags

  • insurance
  • livestock
  • research

Author(s)

  • Johnson, L.
  • Wandera, Brenda
  • Jensen, Nathaniel D.
  • Banerjee, Rupsha R.

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