Zelda Anne Elum
Country (Nationality)
Nigeria
Grantee Title
Area of research: Impacts of climate change on agriculture and its implication for the insurance market in South Africa.
Grantee Description
Home Institution: University of Port Harcourt
Host institution: University of South Africa, South Africa.
Area of research: Impacts of climate change on agriculture and its implication for the insurance market in South Africa.
Research focus: The research focuses on characterising the level of vulnerability of maize, cotton, orange, pineapple and apples growing regions of South Africa (specifically, Mpumalanga, North West, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and Free State) to climate change; the quantification of climate change impact on the selected crop growers and the implication for agriculture insurance market in these regions. The research will generate information on existing agricultural insurers in the selected regions, examine the determinants of farmers’ willingness to purchase insurance coverage and also identify the constraints faced by agricultural insurers and farmers in the demand and supply of insurance coverage.