Remote sensing for index insurance Findings and lessons so far

Remote sensing

for index insurance

Findings and lessons so far

© 2015 by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Rome, March 2015

Contents

1. IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: REMOTE SENSING FOR INDEX INSURANCE 5

IFAD-WFP Weather Risk Management Facility 5

Data for index insurance: the challenge 5

The project: an overview 6

Remote sensing methodologies 9

1Ground data monitoring 12

Performance analysis and evaluation 13

2. FINDINGS AND LESSONS LEARNED AFTER FIRST TEST SEASON 16

Introduction 16

Testing and data challenges 16

Overall performance of the methodologies 17

Crop and area performance 18

Design and calibration of indices 18

Defining Unit Areas of Insurance (UAIs) 19

Crop maps and masks 19

3. NEXT STEPS 21

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