The study assesses food crop farmers’ willingness to participate in market-based crop
insurance scheme in the Kintampo North Municipal of Ghana, using primary data solicited
from 120 farmers in April 2010. The study employed descriptive statistical techniques to
analyze the social, economic, demographic characteristics of farmers as well as their current
risk management practices. Further, farmers’ willingness to participate in a hypothetical
market-based insurance scheme was estimated using the contingent valuation method. The
results reveal that the mean willingness to pay premium for a hypothetical loss of GH¢ 1,000
of farm income is GH¢24.43. The minimum and maximum willingness to pay premium, in
the insurance scheme are GH¢5.00 and GH¢80.00 respectively. The empirical results of the
Binary Logit Model reveal that farm size, family size and diversification via livestock are
factors that influence farmers’ willingness to participate in crop insurance. Recommendations
drawn for consideration by Government of Ghana (Ministry of Food and Agriculture), policy
makers, insurance companies, development organizations and non-governmental
organizations in rural poverty reduction are that the design and implementation of any crop
insurance scheme in the Kintampo North Municipality and areas with similar characteristics
should consider critical factors such as family size, farm size and livestock activities in the
design. Further, a weather index-based insurance product should be piloted especially for
droughts and floods while considering the current risk-management strategies employed by
farmers. It is imperative that the Government subsidizes this program in the initial stages to
encourage participation in the form of providing weather station equipment that would enable
insurance companies to effectively validate liability claims by farmers.
The study assesses food crop farmers’ willingness to participate in market-based cropinsurance scheme in the Kintampo North Municipal of Ghana, using primary data solicitedfrom 120 farmers in April 2010. The study employed descriptive statistical techniques toanalyze the social, economic, demographic characteristics of farmers as well as their currentrisk management practices. Further, farmers’ willingness to participate in a hypotheticalmarket-based insurance scheme was estimated using the contingent valuation method. Theresults reveal that the mean willingness to pay premium for a hypothetical loss of GH¢ 1,000of farm income is GH¢24.43. The minimum and maximum willingness to pay premium, inthe insurance scheme are GH¢5.00 and GH¢80.00 respectively. The empirical results of theBinary Logit Model reveal that farm size, family size and diversification via livestock arefactors that influence farmers’ willingness to participate in crop insurance. Recommendationsdrawn for consideration by Government of Ghana (Ministry of Food and Agriculture), policymakers, insurance companies, development organizations and non-governmentalorganizations in rural poverty reduction are that the design and implementation of any cropinsurance scheme in the Kintampo North Municipality and areas with similar characteristicsshould consider critical factors such as family size, farm size and livestock activities in theการออกแบบ เพิ่มเติม อากาศควร piloted ตามดัชนีผลิตภัณฑ์ประกันภัยโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งสำหรับdroughts และน้ำท่วมในขณะที่พิจารณาว่ากลยุทธ์บริหารความเสี่ยงปัจจุบันเกษตรกร มันเป็นสิ่งจำเป็นที่รัฐบาลที่ subsidizes โปรแกรมนี้อยู่ในขั้นเริ่มต้นส่งเสริมให้มีส่วนร่วมในแบบฟอร์มให้อุปกรณ์สถานีที่จะเปิดใช้งานบริษัทประกันภัยเพื่อเรียกร้องความรับผิดชอบ โดยเกษตรกรที่ตรวจสอบได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ
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