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Governing agricultural drought: Monitoring using the vegetation condition index

Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2016
This paper investigates the spatial and temporal aspect of seasonal agricultural drought in Ethiopia during the cropping season using Vegetation Condition Index. SPOT-VGT S10 NDVI time-series for the period 1998 to 2013 was employed. Five hundred and sixty-seven dekadal images were administered in order to produce the multi-temporal agricultural ...
Gebrehiwot Gidey, Tagel, van der Veen, Anne, Maathuis, Bernardus   +2 more
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Investing in Drought Preparedness

, 2006
Drought is a normal part of climate for virtually every country. This paper notes that in response, a risk-based management approach is more cost effective because it emphasizes improved monitoring and early ...
Wilhite, Donald, Dinar, Ariel, Darghouth, Salah   +2 more
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Low Participation and Risk Reduction Potential of Supplemental Crop Insurance in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Federally subsidized crop insurance is a cornerstone of U.S. farm risk management, yet policies with the greatest share of participation only trigger indemnities after losses exceed 15%. Supplemental insurance was introduced to cover part of this deductible, but participation remains largely unchanged.
Francis Tsiboe, Hunter Biram, Amy Hagerman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Drought Policy Commission Report

, 2000
In 1998, Congress passed the National Drought Policy Act. The Act stated that this nation would benefit from national drought policy based on preparedness and mitigation to reduce the need for emergency relief.
United States. National Drought Policy Commission., United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of Communications.   +1 more
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Expanded Farm Safety Net Payments Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) strengthens the agricultural risk coverage (ARC) and price loss coverage (PLC) programs by aligning program parameters more closely with recent market dynamics and allows for an expansion in program acres. This study projects the increases in ARC‐County and PLC payments for corn, soybeans, and wheat under
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn, Tayatorn Pongspikul, Alejandro Plastina, Anup Paudel, Chandan Bhattarai, Jennifer Ifft   +5 more
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High-Resolution Mapping and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Cropland Soil Temperature in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, China (2003–2020)

Remote Sensing
Soil temperature (ST) is a key regulator of crop growth, microbial activity, and soil biogeochemical processes, making its accurate estimation critical for agricultural monitoring.
Guofei Shang, Yiran Tian, Xiangyang Liu, Xia Zhang, Zhe Li, Shixin An   +5 more
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The Impact of Drought on Agricultural Production in Spain

SSRN Electronic Journal
Rationale Climate change could exacerbate the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events, increasingly affecting crop yields. This article analyses the effects of drought on the production of a selection of key crops for Spanish agriculture.
Molina Vileya, Isabel, Pacce, Matías J.
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Economic consequences of optimized water management for a prolonged, severe drought in California [PDF]

, 2010
If abrupt climate change has occurred in the past and may be more likely under human forcing, it is relevant to look at the adaptability of current infrastructure systems to severe conditions of the recent past.
Olivares, MA, Tanaka, SK, Zhu, Tingju, Olivares Alveal, Marcelo, Medellin-Azuara, J, Lund, JR, Stine, Scott, Jenkins, Marion W., Harou, Julien J., Lund, Jay R., Jenkins, MW, Harou, JJ, Tanaka, Stacy K., Stine, S, Medellín Azuara, Josué, Zhu, TJ   +15 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Assessment of Agricultural Drought Risk in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 2000 to 2018

Renmin Zhujiang, 2022
In the context of global warming and climate change,drought poses a serious threat to agricultural production.The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a “sensor” and “sensitive area” of climate change.Researching the agricultural drought risk of the Qinghai-Tibet ...
LIU Guonie, LIANG Yuanyuan, QIU Yue, XIA Jingxia, DING Mengyao, SUN Peng   +5 more
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