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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

Land use dominate the evolution of ecosystem services in the Huaihe River Eco-Economic Belt, China. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li W, Yang B, Feng R, Li X, Wang J, Wang H.   +5 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

Variations in soil erodibility (K-factor) for the Chernozems depending on the method of texture determination. [PDF]

MethodsX
Komissarov M, Fomicheva D, Zhidkin A, Yudina A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

The combination of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) and morphometric parameters for prioritizing the erodibility of sub-watersheds in the Ouljet Es Soltane basin (North of Morocco). [PDF]

Heliyon
El Abassi M, Ousmana H, Saouita J, El-Hmaidi A, Iallamen Z, Jaddi H, Aouragh MH, Boufala M, Kasse Z, El Ouali A, Abdallaoui A.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing riparian vegetation cover to improve water quality: the importance of considering land use. [PDF]

Environ Manage
Te Ngaio PAJ, McMahon JM, van den Berg D, Healy A, Turner RDR, Marsh A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

A GIS-toolbox for a landscape structure based Wind Erosion Risk Assessment (WERA). [PDF]

MethodsX
Funk R, Völker L.
europepmc   +1 more source