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Technical note – Public-private partnerships to strengthen smallholder resilience

Lessons from seven agricultural insurance public-private partnerships across Africa, Asia and Latin America, offering practical guidance to strengthen smallholder farmer resilience through sustainable insurance solutions.

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This technical note summarizes key findings from a broader research paper developed in collaboration with the Microinsurance Network's Best Practice Group on Building the Resilience of Smallholder Farmers and IFAD's INSURED II programme. Drawing on interviews with 14 organizations and analysis of seven agricultural insurance public-private partnership (PPP) schemes in Colombia, India, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia, this note offers practical insights for policymakers, insurers and development partners seeking to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers through sustainable agricultural insurance solutions.