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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun, John Beghin, Fernando Maximiliano   +2 more
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Production Risk and Crop Insurance Effectiveness: Organic Versus Conventional Apples [PDF]

This paper empirically examines the income risks for Pacific Northwest apple growers, both conventional and organic. Current yield based apple production insurance, the Growers Yield Certification (GYC), and hypothesized revenue based insurance are also ...
Chen, Xiaomei, Makus, Larry D., Wang, H. Holly   +2 more
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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
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Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan Asuransi Jiwa Konvensional di Indonesia Periode 2015-2018

Jurnal Ekonomi Modernisasi, 2019
This research aims to analyze the effect of financial indicator such as premium income, investment returns, volume of capital, loss ratio, operating expenses and risk based capital on the profitability (ROA) of conventional life insurance companies ...
Ely Siswanto, Raudhotul Miul Hasanah
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"National Adversity: Managing Insurance and Protection" [PDF]

This paper concerns self-insurance and self-protection that countries may implement at a national level in pursuit of their security. The distinctions self-insurance, self-protection, and market insurance were first made by Ehrlich and Becker (1972 ...
Martin McGuireb, Toshihiro Ihori
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Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in Cultivating Short Food Supply Chains With Urban Indoor Agriculture

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong, H. Christopher Peterson, Simone Valle de Souza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Underwriting area-based yield insurance to crowd-in credit supply and demand [PDF]

Recent theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that risk (especially covariant risk that is correlated across producers) may discourage both the supply of agricultural credit and the willingness of small holders to utilize available credit and enjoy ...
Boucher, Stephen, Carter, Michael R., Galarza, Francisco   +2 more
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Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery for Gastric Cancer as an Alternative Treatment in Elderly Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In a prospective study of 20 elderly gastric cancer patients who declined gastrectomy, laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) was technically safe and preserved postoperative function. However, as oncological curability cannot be assured in advanced cases, careful selection and informed consent are essential.
Marie Washio, Keishi Yamashita, Takuya Wada, Mikiko Sakuraya, Hiroki Harada, Tadashi Higuchi, Koshi Kumagai, Yasushi Orihashi, Chika Kusano, Naoki Hiki   +9 more
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SHARIA-COMPLIANT DEPOSIT INSURANCE AND DEPOSIT FLOWS: EVIDENCE FROM A DUAL BANKING MARKET

Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance
We investigate whether the introduction of Islamic Deposit Insurance (IDI) affects deposit flow of and the pricing by Islamic banks vis-à-vis conventional banks for the case of Indonesia.
Putra Pamungkas, Laetitia Lepetit, Clovis Rugemintwari   +2 more
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MODIFICATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS IN THREE INSURANCE ADVERTISEMENTS

Makna: Jurnal Kajian Komunikasi, Bahasa, dan Budaya, 2015
Makalah ini membahas bagaimana metafora konseptual yang bersifat konvensional dimodifikasi dalam tiga iklan asuransi. Pendekatan yang digunakan yaitu kajian linguistik kognitif berdasarkan teori Lakoff dan Johnson (1980) dan Kövecses (2010). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengungkap tujuan komunikatif dalam suatu periklanan yang menggunakan ...
Aris Masruri Harahap, Lambok Hermanto
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