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The objectives of this study were therefore to respond to government need and assess the extent of fallow and rain fed cropland that can be brought under cereal production during the dry season using surface water irrigation
Estimating spatial basis risk in rainfall index insurance: Methodology and application to excess rainfall insurance in Uruguay
This paper develops a novel methodology to estimate the degree of spatial basis risk for an arbitrary rainfall index insurance instrument.
New modalities for managing drought risk in rainfed agriculture
Has Indian agriculture become crowded and risky?
Cash transfers and health: evidence from Tanzania
New modalities for managing drought risk in rainfed agriculture: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India
In this paper we explore the potential for a new approach to managing drought risk among rainfed rice producers in Odisha, India.
Crop insurance in India: Drivers and impact
United States agricultural policy: Its evolution and impact
This paper examines the development of US agricultural policy and considers how it has affected US consumers and producers, as well as how US programs affect foreign producers and consumers within the context of the United States’ obligations unde
Demand for a simple weather insurance product in India
To feed a growing and increasingly urbanized population, Uganda needs to increase crop production without further exhausting available resources.
Risk and sustainable crop intensification: The case of smallholder rice and potato farmers in Uganda
To feed a growing and increasingly urbanized population, Uganda needs to increase crop production without further exhausting available resources.