Livestock Insurance as a Coping Strategy Against Economic Loss and Food Insecurity: A Case From Rural Communities of Nawalparasi District Nepal
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DOI: 10.1002/jid.3299
Abstract: The primary objective of this paper is to disseminate the practice of risk management by the people from their own management system of livestock insurance in Rupaulia and Daunnedevi Village Development Committees aiming to improve… read more here.
Keywords: livestock; livestock insurance; insurance coping; food ... See more keywords
Conservation, risk aversion, and livestock insurance: The case of the snow leopard
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DOI: 10.1111/conl.12793
Abstract: Livestock insurance consists of livestock owners pooling resources together in order to hedge against the risk of attacks by predators on their individual herds. We use an economic model to study optimal livestock insurance and… read more here.
Keywords: insurance; livestock; risk aversion; livestock insurance ... See more keywords