Crop insurance and pesticide use in European agriculture
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102902
Abstract: The provision of better risk management tools for farmers and the reduction of adverse effects from pesticide use are both important goals of agricultural policy – but are potentially interrelated and might contradict each other.… read more here.
Keywords: crop insurance; pesticide; pesticide use; insurance pesticide ... See more keywords
Does crop insurance reduce pesticide usage? Evidence from China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2021.101679
Abstract: Abstract We test how crop insurance participation affects the intensity of pesticide use in China using data on staple crop production from eight provinces. Our preferred specification instruments farmers' decisions of participation in insurance by… read more here.
Keywords: pesticide; crop; insurance reduce; crop insurance ... See more keywords
Does bundling crop insurance with certified seeds crowd-in investments? Experimental evidence from Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.07.006
Abstract: We use a randomised experiment in Kenya to analyse how smallholder farmers respond to receiving a free hybrid crop insurance product, conditional on purchasing certified seeds. We find that farmers increase effort—increasing total investments and… read more here.
Keywords: insurance product; crop insurance; certified seeds; evidence ... See more keywords
Is the “One Province One Rate” premium policy reasonable for Chinese crop insurance? The case in Jilin Province
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DOI: 10.1016/s2095-3119(18)62032-5
Abstract: Abstract Crop insurance in China is currently adopting the premium pricing strategy of “One Province One Rate”, which appears to be in line with the systematic risk characteristics within crop insurance. This research aims to… read more here.
Keywords: crop insurance; province one; province; one province ... See more keywords
Farmers’ Social Networks and the Fluctuation in Their Participation in Crop Insurance: The Perspective of Information Diffusion
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DOI: 10.1080/1540496x.2019.1668774
Abstract: ABSTRACT By investigating the diffusion of information among social networks, and by presenting an analysis of apple growers in terms of the mechanism that underlies insurance decision-making, this paper first examined the relationship between information… read more here.
Keywords: purchasing rate; social networks; diffusion; crop insurance ... See more keywords
On the Advantages and Feasibility of Weather Index-Based Crop Insurance Schemes in Bolivia
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DOI: 10.1080/1540496x.2019.1677226
Abstract: ABSTRACT Weather index-based insurance schemes are gaining attention as instruments for agricultural risk management. A key difference between these insurance schemes and more traditional ones is that the former can cope more effectively with adverse… read more here.
Keywords: crop insurance; index based; insurance schemes; insurance ... See more keywords
The role of premium subsidies in crop insurance
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250129
Abstract: This study develops a novel framework of heterogeneous producer attitudes towards risk to analyze different, stated and revealed, roles of crop insurance premium subsidies and underlying policy objectives of the government. The analysis reveals a… read more here.
Keywords: crop insurance; producer; premium subsidies;
Crop Insurance, a Frugal Innovation in Tanzania, Helps Small Maize Farmers and Contributes to an Emerging Land Market
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DOI: 10.3390/land11070954
Abstract: A land market is emerging in Tanzania, triggered by initiatives to reform land legislation and modernize agriculture through frugal innovations, combining hybrid seeds and weather-based index insurance with the use of mobile telephones. The analysis… read more here.
Keywords: crop insurance; emerging land; land; insurance ... See more keywords
Piloting a Weather-Index-Based Crop Insurance System in Bangladesh: Understanding the Challenges of Financial Instruments for Tackling Climate Risks
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DOI: 10.3390/su13158616
Abstract: Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to extreme climate events. With over 60% of its population living in rural areas, over a third of which lives under the poverty line… read more here.
Keywords: index based; insurance; climate; crop insurance ... See more keywords