Picture-based crop insurance: using farmers’ smartphone pictures to reduce basis risk and costs of loss verification

• 19/07/2020

• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

A picture-based insurance (PBI) product that assesses crop damage using mobile phone photos uploaded by farmers was implemented in Haryana due to its importance in cereal production, high smartphone ownership and homogenous production patterns, providing an ideal setting for a proof of concept.

• Tags:

  • Agriculture
  • Crop Insurance
  • Farmers
  • India
  • Mobile Phone
  • Haryana
  • Punjab