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

This article provides a review of recent research on agricultural insurance (AI) in developing
countries. Agricultural producers face a variety of significant risks; historically, only …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the correlates of crop insurance adoption
and estimate the impact on debt and farm income. Design/methodology/approach The …

The agricultural development policy of Indonesian government has been to achieve self-
sufficiency in rice. However, rice production growth is critical to increase availability …

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

Agricultural insurance products have been piloted in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to address
climate related risks faced by farmers. However, these products in general face low rates of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to suggest an integrated risk management service for
agriculture, by identifying different risk management practices that may be offered in …

This working paper discusses the dependence of Indian agriculture on uncertain rains. In
addition the farmers experience other production risks as well as marketing risks related to …

In India, agriculture is inherently a risky venture due to uncertainty in production and volatility
in price, and more so in the context of increased climatic aberrations and globalisation …

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identifies Bangladesh as one of
the countries that will be hardest hit by the anticipated effects of climate change. The poorest …