Farmers in India have been the victim of systemic neglect and live a marginalized life. Crop
failure due to natural calamities and unfavourable climatic conditions puts farmers in a …

Purpose Agriculture insurance is the panacea for the farming community. Many policy
interventions were implemented for stimulating agriculture insurance access to farmers in …

Despite decades of sustained efforts by both the national and state governments to enhance
the adoption of crop insurance in India, a low adoption rate is continuously reported. Hence …

Despite several benefits, the crop insurance adoption rate is observed as low in India.
Numerous studies have, therefore, enquired about the reason behind low adoption, and …

Small-scale agriculturists in developing countries face continuous weather-related risks,
which are exacerbated by the growing issues of climate change (See Shah et al., 2018 for …

Climate-related risks are a major threat to humanity, affecting the lives and livelihoods of
communities globally. Even with adaptation, climate change is projected to increase the …

Agricultural insurance is a risk management approach used by farmers to protect them
against crop loss caused by such unpredictable risk factors. The study on perception of …

Agriculture in India has been continuously progressing, however, rural inhabitants and
arable farmland per person is decreasing. In this context, every Indian farmer must adopt …

The present study discusses how formal risk management options (RMOs) have evolved in
reducing agricultural income loss. It also considers the dependency of farm households on …

Ongoing farmers' protests have once again brought back the spotlight on the agrarian crisis
in India. Even though upstream factors that perpetuate farmers' suffering, including the role …