Owing to the variable economic and biophysical environment, agricultural activities are
subjected to variety of risks and uncertainties. Our contemporary review of the previous …

Why do many smallholder farmers fail to adopt what appear to be relatively simple
agronomic or management practices which can help them cope with climate-induced …

Climate change poses challenges that negatively affect smallholder farmers' contribution to
food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Consequently, countries from this region have the …

Farmers' risk attitude and risk perceptions are crucial factors that affect their farm production,
investment and management decisions. Risk averse farmers are less willing to take on …

We analyze the factors affecting farmers' choice accounting for farm, farmer, and household
characteristics as well as elicited risk perception and risk preferences. We consider three …

Agriculture yield is the main source of income in all agricultural operations. It is
indispensable for farmers to ascertain and then manage production risks. Agricultural credit …

Farmers in Pakistan continue to produce maize under various types of risks and adopt
several strategies to manage those risks. This study is the first attempt to investigate the …

Cotton farmers have to deal with various kind of environmental and production risks. Risk
attitude and perceptions play an important role in shaping farmers' decision regarding farm …

Risk management is an essential way for farmers to reduce uncertainty. In this research, a
stratified random sampling method was used to survey 350 maize farmers in four different …

The use of multiple risk management tools at the same time is a common practice among the
farming communities around the world. However, most of the previous studies ignored the …