Jim Hight

Jim Hight is a writer, researcher and consultant. He caught the journalism bug in high school, and he has since written for the Boston Globe, Sacramento Bee, Technology Review, Climate Change Business Journal and many other publications. As a consultant and researcher, Jim has worked for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Global Affairs Canada, USAID and other public and non-governmental organizations, as well as private clients in electric power, financial services, supply chain management, environmental consulting and engineering.

Articles by Jim Hight

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Monday
November 18
2019

Jim Hight

Badly Needed, Hard to Deliver: The Challenges of Selling Drought Insurance to African Farmers

Millions of poor farmers in Africa can't move beyond subsistence levels because of droughts and other weather disasters. Insuring farmers against these risks is key to helping build their resilience to climate shocks. But providing this insurance – while making a profit – is no easy matter. Jim Hight explores the challenges in discussing WorldCover, a drought insurance provider that's gaining traction in Africa.

Categories
Agriculture, Finance

Tags
business development, climate change, financial inclusion, insurance, microfinance, smallholder farmers

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Badly Needed, Hard to Deliver: The Challenges of Selling Drought Insurance to African Farmers