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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley, Sean Posey, Kathy Baylis, Daniel Osgood, Stuart Sweeney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural trade liberalization, governance quality, and technical efficiency in the agricultural sector of Southeast Asia. [PDF]

Heliyon
Trakem V, Fan H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Linking global drivers of agricultural trade to on-the-ground impacts on biodiversity. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2019
Green JMH, Croft SA, Durán AP, Balmford AP, Burgess ND, Fick S, Gardner TA, Godar J, Suavet C, Virah-Sawmy M, Young LE, West CD.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao, Simon Meister, Lucie Maruejols, Xiaohua Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moving towards food security in South Asian region: Assessing the role of agricultural trade openness, production and employment. [PDF]

Heliyon
Fan L, Aspy NN, Smrity DY, Dewan MF, Kibria MG, Haseeb M, Kamal M, Rahman MS.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural trade policies and child nutrition in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-national analysis. [PDF]

Global Health, 2019
Adjaye-Gbewonyo K, Vollmer S, Avendano M, Harttgen K.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan, Yiwen Zhao, Andrea Carlson, Parke Wilde, Joanna Reagan, Julianna Jayne, Starr Seip, Denise Laursen, Matthew P. Rabbitt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction to: Agricultural trade policies and child nutrition in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-national analysis. [PDF]

Global Health, 2019
Adjaye-Gbewonyo K, Vollmer S, Avendano M, Harttgen K.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source