Enhancing Crop Insurance in India

The broad structure of Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (mNAIS), the main crop insurance program in India, is technically sound and appropriate in the context of India. The NAIS is based on an indexed approach, where average crop yie...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Agricultural Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ACTUAL YIELDS
ADEQUATE PROTECTION
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEME
ALLOCATION
ALLOWANCE
AUDITS
AVERAGE YIELDS
BANK
BANK LOANS
BASIS RISK
BENEFITS
BORROWERS
BUDGET
CAPS
CASH CROPS
CATASTROPHIC RISKS
CD
CHECK
CHECKS
CLAIM PAYMENT
CLAIM PAYMENTS
CLIMATE
COMMERCIAL CROPS
CONTINGENT DEBT
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
CONTRACT
CONTRACT DESIGN
COST OF REINSURANCE
COTTON
COTTON YIELDS
COVERAGE
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT
CROP
CROP INSURANCE
CROP INSURANCE PRODUCT
CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM
CROP INSURANCE SCHEME
CROP LOSS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP YIELD
CROP YIELDS
CROPS
CUSTODY
DEFAULT
DEFICIT
DEMAND
DISASTER
DISASTER FINANCING
DISASTER REDUCTION
DROUGHT
EQUITY
FARM
FARM MANAGEMENT
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FIELD WORK
FINANCE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLOOR PRICE
FOOD CROPS
FOOD GRAINS
FRAUD
FUTURE
GLOBAL CAPITAL
GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKET
GOOD
GOVERNMENT FINANCING
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
GRAIN
GROUNDNUT
HARVESTING
HOLDINGS
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCOME
INDEMNITIES
INDEMNITY
INFORMATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSTRUMENT
INSURABILITY
INSURANCE CLAIMS
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE COVER
INSURANCE PAYMENTS
INSURANCE PAYOUT
INSURANCE PENETRATION
INSURANCE POLICY
INSURANCE PORTFOLIO
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INSURANCE PRODUCT
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INSURANCE RISK
INSURANCE SCHEME
INSURERS
INTEREST
INTERNATIONAL REINSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
LABOR FORCE
LANDSLIDES
LENDERS
LENDING
LEVEL OF RISK
LIABILITIES
LOANS
LOSS
LOSS RATIO
LOSSES
MAIZE
MARGINAL FARMERS
MARKET
MARKET PRICE
MARKETS
MITIGATION
MOBILE PHONE
MODELS
MORAL HAZARD
OILSEED CROPS
OILSEEDS
OPTION
OPTIONS
PADDY
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT HISTORY
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PENALTIES
PLANNING
POLICIES
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO RISK
POST HARVEST LOSSES
POVERTY
PREMIUMS
PRICE
PRICING
PROBABILITY DENSITY
PRODUCE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC INSURANCE
RATES
REINSURANCE CAPACITY
REINSURANCE MARKETS
REINSURERS
REPLANTING
REPORTS
RESERVES
REVENUE
RISK ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK ASSESSMENTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK POOLING
RISK PROFILE
RISK SHARING
RISKS
SCENARIOS
SETTLEMENT
SHARE
SOWING
SUSTAINABILITY
TEA
TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNOLOGY
TIMELY PAYMENT
TIMELY PAYMENTS
TRANSFER RISK
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERWRITING
VALUE
WHEAT
YIELDS
spellingShingle ACTUAL YIELDS
ADEQUATE PROTECTION
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEME
ALLOCATION
ALLOWANCE
AUDITS
AVERAGE YIELDS
BANK
BANK LOANS
BASIS RISK
BENEFITS
BORROWERS
BUDGET
CAPS
CASH CROPS
CATASTROPHIC RISKS
CD
CHECK
CHECKS
CLAIM PAYMENT
CLAIM PAYMENTS
CLIMATE
COMMERCIAL CROPS
CONTINGENT DEBT
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
CONTRACT
CONTRACT DESIGN
COST OF REINSURANCE
COTTON
COTTON YIELDS
COVERAGE
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT
CROP
CROP INSURANCE
CROP INSURANCE PRODUCT
CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM
CROP INSURANCE SCHEME
CROP LOSS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP YIELD
CROP YIELDS
CROPS
CUSTODY
DEFAULT
DEFICIT
DEMAND
DISASTER
DISASTER FINANCING
DISASTER REDUCTION
DROUGHT
EQUITY
FARM
FARM MANAGEMENT
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FIELD WORK
FINANCE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLOOR PRICE
FOOD CROPS
FOOD GRAINS
FRAUD
FUTURE
GLOBAL CAPITAL
GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKET
GOOD
GOVERNMENT FINANCING
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
GRAIN
GROUNDNUT
HARVESTING
HOLDINGS
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCOME
INDEMNITIES
INDEMNITY
INFORMATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSTRUMENT
INSURABILITY
INSURANCE CLAIMS
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE COVER
INSURANCE PAYMENTS
INSURANCE PAYOUT
INSURANCE PENETRATION
INSURANCE POLICY
INSURANCE PORTFOLIO
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INSURANCE PRODUCT
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INSURANCE RISK
INSURANCE SCHEME
INSURERS
INTEREST
INTERNATIONAL REINSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
LABOR FORCE
LANDSLIDES
LENDERS
LENDING
LEVEL OF RISK
LIABILITIES
LOANS
LOSS
LOSS RATIO
LOSSES
MAIZE
MARGINAL FARMERS
MARKET
MARKET PRICE
MARKETS
MITIGATION
MOBILE PHONE
MODELS
MORAL HAZARD
OILSEED CROPS
OILSEEDS
OPTION
OPTIONS
PADDY
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT HISTORY
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PENALTIES
PLANNING
POLICIES
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIO RISK
POST HARVEST LOSSES
POVERTY
PREMIUMS
PRICE
PRICING
PROBABILITY DENSITY
PRODUCE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC INSURANCE
RATES
REINSURANCE CAPACITY
REINSURANCE MARKETS
REINSURERS
REPLANTING
REPORTS
RESERVES
REVENUE
RISK ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK ASSESSMENTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK POOLING
RISK PROFILE
RISK SHARING
RISKS
SCENARIOS
SETTLEMENT
SHARE
SOWING
SUSTAINABILITY
TEA
TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNOLOGY
TIMELY PAYMENT
TIMELY PAYMENTS
TRANSFER RISK
TRANSPARENCY
UNDERWRITING
VALUE
WHEAT
YIELDS
World Bank
Enhancing Crop Insurance in India
geographic_facet South Asia
South Asia
Asia
India
description The broad structure of Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (mNAIS), the main crop insurance program in India, is technically sound and appropriate in the context of India. The NAIS is based on an indexed approach, where average crop yield of an insurance unit, or IU, (i.e., block) is the index used. The insurance is mandatory for all farmers that borrow from financial institutions, though insurance cover is also available to non-borrowers. The actual yield of the insured crop (as measured by crop cutting experiments) in the IU is compared to the threshold yield. If the former is lower than the latter, all insured farmers in the IU are eligible for the same rate of indemnity payout. Individual crop insurance will have been prohibitively expensive, or even impossible, in a country such as India with so many small and marginal farms. Further, the method of using an 'area based approach' has several other merits and, most importantly, it mitigates moral hazard and adverse selection. This report offers detailed analysis of a number of technical and operational issues which should be addressed if mNAIS is to be implemented. GOI is to be complemented on its bold vision of the future of agriculture insurance through modifying NAIS, an action which, if well implemented, has the potential for significant economic and political economy gains. The policy note World Bank (2010) supported this vision and offered specific policy recommendations for mNAIS, with reference to the Joint Group report (2004). This technical report is intended as a complement to World Bank (2010) and also to the previous technical report World Bank (2007a), by offering detailed technical analysis of a number of issues that will be critical to the success of mNAIS.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Enhancing Crop Insurance in India
title_short Enhancing Crop Insurance in India
title_full Enhancing Crop Insurance in India
title_fullStr Enhancing Crop Insurance in India
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Crop Insurance in India
title_sort enhancing crop insurance in india
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110503001926
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2748
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spelling okr-10986-27482021-04-23T14:02:04Z Enhancing Crop Insurance in India World Bank ACTUAL YIELDS ADEQUATE PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEME ALLOCATION ALLOWANCE AUDITS AVERAGE YIELDS BANK BANK LOANS BASIS RISK BENEFITS BORROWERS BUDGET CAPS CASH CROPS CATASTROPHIC RISKS CD CHECK CHECKS CLAIM PAYMENT CLAIM PAYMENTS CLIMATE COMMERCIAL CROPS CONTINGENT DEBT CONTINGENT LIABILITY CONTRACT CONTRACT DESIGN COST OF REINSURANCE COTTON COTTON YIELDS COVERAGE CREDIBILITY CREDIT CROP CROP INSURANCE CROP INSURANCE PRODUCT CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM CROP INSURANCE SCHEME CROP LOSS CROP PRODUCTION CROP YIELD CROP YIELDS CROPS CUSTODY DEFAULT DEFICIT DEMAND DISASTER DISASTER FINANCING DISASTER REDUCTION DROUGHT EQUITY FARM FARM MANAGEMENT FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMS FIELD WORK FINANCE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOOR PRICE FOOD CROPS FOOD GRAINS FRAUD FUTURE GLOBAL CAPITAL GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKET GOOD GOVERNMENT FINANCING GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GRAIN GROUNDNUT HARVESTING HOLDINGS HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INDEMNITIES INDEMNITY INFORMATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTRUMENT INSURABILITY INSURANCE CLAIMS INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE COVER INSURANCE PAYMENTS INSURANCE PAYOUT INSURANCE PENETRATION INSURANCE POLICY INSURANCE PORTFOLIO INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PRODUCT INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE RISK INSURANCE SCHEME INSURERS INTEREST INTERNATIONAL REINSURANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS LABOR FORCE LANDSLIDES LENDERS LENDING LEVEL OF RISK LIABILITIES LOANS LOSS LOSS RATIO LOSSES MAIZE MARGINAL FARMERS MARKET MARKET PRICE MARKETS MITIGATION MOBILE PHONE MODELS MORAL HAZARD OILSEED CROPS OILSEEDS OPTION OPTIONS PADDY PARTIAL RISK PAYMENT HISTORY PAYMENT SYSTEM PENALTIES PLANNING POLICIES POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO RISK POST HARVEST LOSSES POVERTY PREMIUMS PRICE PRICING PROBABILITY DENSITY PRODUCE PROGRAMS PUBLIC INSURANCE RATES REINSURANCE CAPACITY REINSURANCE MARKETS REINSURERS REPLANTING REPORTS RESERVES REVENUE RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ASSESSMENTS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK POOLING RISK PROFILE RISK SHARING RISKS SCENARIOS SETTLEMENT SHARE SOWING SUSTAINABILITY TEA TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGY TIMELY PAYMENT TIMELY PAYMENTS TRANSFER RISK TRANSPARENCY UNDERWRITING VALUE WHEAT YIELDS The broad structure of Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (mNAIS), the main crop insurance program in India, is technically sound and appropriate in the context of India. The NAIS is based on an indexed approach, where average crop yield of an insurance unit, or IU, (i.e., block) is the index used. The insurance is mandatory for all farmers that borrow from financial institutions, though insurance cover is also available to non-borrowers. The actual yield of the insured crop (as measured by crop cutting experiments) in the IU is compared to the threshold yield. If the former is lower than the latter, all insured farmers in the IU are eligible for the same rate of indemnity payout. Individual crop insurance will have been prohibitively expensive, or even impossible, in a country such as India with so many small and marginal farms. Further, the method of using an 'area based approach' has several other merits and, most importantly, it mitigates moral hazard and adverse selection. This report offers detailed analysis of a number of technical and operational issues which should be addressed if mNAIS is to be implemented. GOI is to be complemented on its bold vision of the future of agriculture insurance through modifying NAIS, an action which, if well implemented, has the potential for significant economic and political economy gains. The policy note World Bank (2010) supported this vision and offered specific policy recommendations for mNAIS, with reference to the Joint Group report (2004). This technical report is intended as a complement to World Bank (2010) and also to the previous technical report World Bank (2007a), by offering detailed technical analysis of a number of issues that will be critical to the success of mNAIS. 2012-03-19T10:12:32Z 2012-03-19T10:12:32Z 2011-04-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110503001926 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2748 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study South Asia South Asia Asia India