LEGS Webinar: Livestock insurance emergencies, Feb 2021

In preparation for the next edition of the Handbook, LEGS commissioned a Discussion Paper to explore the issue of livestock insurance, and the key findings from the Paper will be presented in the Livestock Insurance webinar. The Paper assesses livestock insurance schemes and explores what evidence exists regarding the effective implementation of livestock insurance schemes to support the livelihoods of communities affected by crisis. The paper analyses the impact of these schemes on livelihoods, based on the LEGS livelihoods objectives, and makes recommendations on the relevance of livestock insurance to LEGS and the next edition of the LEGS Handbook. The paper discusses two livestock insurance systems – ‘traditional’ systems and emerging livestock insurance schemes.