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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsThe lagging development of agricultural insurance in the field of new agricultural and specialty agricultural products has become an inherent cause of structural imbalance in China’s agricultural insurance market.
Zhuo Zhang, Ming Wang
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A Study on the Compatibility between the Digital Reform of Agricultural Insurance and the Needs of Farmers: A Case Study of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province [PDF]
SHS Web of ConferencesAgricultural insurance of China has covered all fields of agriculture, including forestry, animal husbandry and fishery. Although great progress has been made in the digital reform of agricultural insurance, the degree of digitalization of agricultural ...
Zhang Qingyi, Luo Jingyu
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On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
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POULTRY FARMERS’ RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Agricultura, 2012 The study examined the response of poultry farmers to agricultural insurance. The study was carried out in Delta North Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria. A sample size of 120 poultry farmers was used for the study.
Ajieh Patrick Chuks
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang +4 more
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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina +1 more
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Health Insurance, Agricultural Production and Investments
Journal of Health EconomicsWe study the effects of health insurance coverage on agricultural production decisions, examining the causal relationships by exploiting a health care reform and providing a theoretical framework to elucidate underlying mechanisms. We find that the reform led to long-run increases in total cultivation investments and output, accompanied by a shift in ...
Kai Liu +2 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract World markets for quality differentiated agri‐food products are highly competitive, presenting significant challenges for firms aiming to compete effectively. Government agencies and business organizations often implement various export promotion policies to address these challenges.
Nicolás Depetris‐Chauvin +1 more
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A Study on Agriculture Finance and Agriculture Insurance in Microfinance
, 2020 Agriculture finance and agricultural insurance are strategically important for eradicating extreme poverty and boosting share prosperity. Globally, there be situated an estimated 500 million small holder agriculture households representing 2.5 billion people- relying to varying degrees, on agricultural production for the livelihoods.
L. Devi +2 more
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