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Table 3 Farmers’ experience with agricultural shocks during the past five years

From: Small farmers’ preferences for weather index insurance: insights from Kenya

Agricultural risks

Farmers affected (%)

Frequency (past 5 years)

Severity (scale: 1–4)

Input price hike

88.6

4.2 (1.2)

3.1 (0.7)

Output price drop

85.2

4.1 (1.2)

3.0 (0.7)

Drought/insufficient rain

85.2

3.0 (1.2)

3.0 (0.7)

Pests and diseases

84.7

3.8 (1.6)

2.9 (0.8)

Excess rain

23.6

1.7 (1.1)

3.0 (0.8)

Frost

22.5

3.3 (1.6)

2.4 (0.8)

Hail storms

9.6

1.4 (0.8)

2.0 (1.1)

Wildlife problem

6.5

3.5 (1.8)

2.8 (0.8)

  1. Mean values are shown with standard deviations in parentheses