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Catastrophic Drought Insurance based on the Remotely Sensed Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe [PDF]
Index insurance, which indemnifies agricultural producers based on an objectively observable variable that is highly correlated with production losses but which cannot be influenced by the producer, can provide adequate protection against catastrophic ...
Makaudze, Ephias M., Miranda, Mario J.
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Food Grows Where Water Flows: Agriculture and Drought in Southern Wisconsin [PDF]
, 2012 Includes Maps, Photographs, Charts, Appendices and Bibliography.Since the 1930s, the farming industry of southern Wisconsin has endured many droughts. New farming practices, market structures, and government policies have been implemented to combat ...
Fanis, Jonathan +2 more
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Food Prices and Inflation Expectations in New Zealand
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Food prices are conspicuous, and spending on food constitutes a considerable share of household expenditure. In this study, we use partially identified Bayesian structural vector autoregression models to analyze the effects of food price shocks on core inflation and 1‐ and 5‐year inflation expectations in New Zealand.
Puneet Vatsa +2 more
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Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionSoil salinity poses a major constraint to cereal production, yet the genetic basis underlying salt tolerance in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.)) remains largely elusive.MethodsTo dissect these tolerance mechanisms, we integrated ...
Min Liu +10 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Symbiotic effectiveness of rhizobitoxine (Rtx)-producing strains of Bradyrhizobium spp. in soybean (cultivar NRC-37/Ahilya-4) under limited soil moisture conditions was evaluated using phenomics tools such as infrared(IR) thermal and visible imaging. Red,
Venkadasamy Govindasamy +10 more
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The Impact of Drought on Grain Handling Firms [PDF]
Drought impact both producers and agribusinesses. This study investigates the impacts of the 2004-2007 droughts on Oklahoma grain handling and fertilizer supply firms. The results indicated an average decline in firm revenues of 30%. Individual firms had
Kenkel, Philip L., Kim, Taeyoon
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Insurance and deliberation as drought disaster risk reduction strategies [PDF]
, 2010 As the international community is moving from response to disaster risk reduction, it becomes imperative to take the whole risk chain into consideration, from prevention to rehabilitation of a droughtstricken area.
Topcu, S., Warner, J.F.
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When the River Runs Low: Heterogeneous Impacts of Transportation Disruptions on Local Grain Basis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A substantial share of U.S. soybean and corn exports from the Midwest moves by barge along the Mississippi River system to export terminals in the Louisiana Gulf. Transportation costs between Midwestern grain elevators and export terminals create a wedge between prices at these locations, and shocks to these costs are partially passed on to ...
Yuan Zhang +3 more
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An Economic Assessment of the 1999 Drought: Agricultural Impacts Are Severe Locally, but Limited Nationally [PDF]
While the 1999 drought has had severe financial impacts on agricultural producers in the drought regions, its impact on U.S. agricultural production has been limited.
Dismukes, Robert +4 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai +2 more
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