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Selection of an Insurance Company in Agriculture through Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making
Entropy, 2023 Crop insurance is used to reduce risk in agriculture. This research is focused on selecting an insurance company that provides the best policy conditions for crop insurance.
Adis Puška +4 more
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inhibitors and Motivators of Adoption of Agricultural Insurance in Nigeria [PDF]
International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 2019 Agricultural risks constitute a fundamental challenge in Nigeria, hence the importance of agricultural insurance in managing farm risks cannot be underestimated.
Faosiyat Olajide-Adedamola +1 more
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A test on adverse selection of farmers in crop insurance: Results from Inner Mongolia, China
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017 Adverse selection is an operating risk of crop insurance. Based on survey data on crop insurance collected by questionnaires in Inner Mongolia, China, the paper uses non-parametric analysis and econometric models to estimate the relationship between ...
Yuan-feng ZHAO +3 more
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Machine Learning Models for Predicting Romanian Farmers’ Purchase of Crop Insurance
Mathematics, 2022 Considering the large size of the agricultural sector in Romania, increasing the crop insurance adoption rate and identifying the factors that drive adoption can present a real interest in the Romanian market.
Codruţa Mare +5 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2020 A household survey and focus group discussions were conducted to quantify the general determinants of an indexbased crop insurance adoption under limited liabilities in Burundi, and specifically the effect of existing Village Savings and Loan ...
Marcien Ndagijimana +3 more
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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang +5 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Perennial bioenergy crops, such as miscanthus and switchgrass, and crop residues have the potential to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and mitigate carbon emissions. However, high establishment costs, delayed returns, and risk–return profiles that diverge from those of conventional crops can hinder incentives to adopt ...
Fahd Majeed, Madhu Khanna, Ruiqing Miao
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Crop insurance demand in wheat production: focusing on yield gaps and asymmetric information
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2018 Analysis of yield gaps were conducted in the context of crop insurance and used to build an indicator of asymmetric information. The possible influence of asymmetric information in the decision of Spanish wheat producers to contract insurance was ...
Alba Castañeda-Vera +3 more
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Expectations of the Participants of the Crop Insurance System and Their Implementation
Agriculture, 2023 The manufacture of agriculture production products is the most sensitive to meteorological conditions. The main risks caused by adverse climate factors that Lithuania’s farmers confront are winterkill, hail, storms, and droughts.
Martynas Rusteika, Lina Skinulienė
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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