Frost Risk and Rural Insurance in Brazil

Abstract In developing countries, such as Brazil, farmers are susceptible to extreme events.The Brazilian federal government created insurance programs to mitigate extreme event effects, such as frost, called “Programa de Subvenção ao Prêmio do Seguro Rural”. Frost is an atmospheric phenomenon that...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Bastos Braga, Hewlley Maria Acioli Imbuzeiro, Gabrielle Ferreira Pires, Lais Rosa de Oliveira, Rodney Alves Barbosa, Katia de Fatima Vilela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia 2021-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862021005030206&tlng=en