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Reyes, Celia M.; Domingo, Sonny N.; Mina, Christian D.; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

Seasonal Climate Forecast (SCF) is one of the tools, which could help farmers and decision makers better prepare for seasonal variability. Using probabilistic principles in projecting climatic deviations, SCF allows farmers to make informed decisions on the proper choice of crop, cropping...

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Assessing the Value of SCFs on Farm-level Corn Production through Simulation Modeling

Reyes, Celia M.; Gonzales, Kathrina G.; Predo, Canesio D.; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

Rainfall variability greatly influences corn production. Thus, an accurate forecast is potentially of value to the farmers because it could help them decide whether to grow their corn now or to delay it for the next cropping opportunity. A decision tree analysis was applied in estimating the...

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Mainstreaming the Adaptations and Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor due to Climate Change

Ranganathan, C. R.; Palanisami, K.; Kakumanu, K. R.; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011

activities and modify existing activities to improve livelihood incomes. Practices relevant to climate change adaptation around … with the uncertainties. The uptake of such adaptation practices is lagging, however, but informal institutions are playing … a key role as they rely on enforcement methods and are not supported by the government. Mainstreaming adaptation and …

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Mainstreaming the Adaptations and Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor due to Climate Change

Ranganathan, C. R.; Palanisami, K.; Kakumanu, K. R.; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011

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CLIMATE SENSITIVITY OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE

Kumar, K.S. Kavi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

Climate change impact studies on agriculture are broadly based on agronomic-economic approach and Ricardian approach. The Ricardian approach, similar in principle to the Hedonic pricing approach of environmental valuation, has received significant attention due to its elegance and also some...

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DATA REQUIREMENTS AND STATISTICAL CHALLENGES FOR DESIGNING CLIMATE FRIENDLY ENERGY POLICIES IN MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK

Sankar, U. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

impacts of mitigation and adaptation programmes, and articulating Indias concerns and trade-offs in different multilateral …

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Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India

Vellakkal, Sukumar - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012

Financial barrier is still a dominant problem for access to necessary healthcare for majority of the Indians. To ensure universal and comprehensive healthcare to its citizens, alternative healthcare financing strategies like health insurance are being widely accepted. However, despite health...

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Assessing the Impact of International Natural Resource Management Research - The Case of Zero Tillage in Indiaââ‚¬â„¢s Rice-Wheat Systems

Laxmi, Vijay; Erenstein, Olaf - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

case thereby highlights the potential gains from successful technology transfer and adaptation. The case however also …

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The State of Pakistanââ‚¬â„¢s Dairy Sector : An Assessment

Burki, Abid A.; Khan, Mushtaq A.; Bari, Faisal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005

While there is a plethora of research documenting a multitude of dimensions of the crop sector of Pakistan, there is virtual absence of meaningful economic analysis of the dairy economy that is surprising. No serious attempt has been made in the past to clarify the micro-level potential of this...

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Rural Nonfarm Employment and Incomes in the Himalayas

Micevska, Maja; Rahut, Dil Bahadur - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

Nonfarm activities generate on average about 60 percent of rural households incomes in the Himalayas. This paper analyzes the determinants of participation in nonfarm activities and of nonfarm incomes across rural households. A unique data set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us...

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