WEATHER INSURANCE TO PROTECT SPECIALTY CROPS AGAINST COSTS OF IRRIGATION IN DROUGHT YEARS

The purpose of this research is to develop a rainfall insurance product to insure irrigation costs applied to NAP crops, and to compare the efficacy of this insurance on a dollar basis relative to conventional crop insurance. An economic model is developed that illustrates the relationship between rainfall, crop yields, costs of irrigation and profits.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Mafoua, Edouard
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Resource /Energy Economics and Policy \| Risk and Uncertainty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada Number 21922
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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