risk decreasing., and hence, insurance premiums for US corn growers who plant approved hybrids have been reduced. In this … of GM traits is likely to affect production variability and downside risk. We estimate a heteroskedastic production … most combinations of GM traits leads to an increase in both yield variability and downside risk. …

The risk of spread of HPAI in Nigeria was derived by using a compartmental model to outline endemic and burn …-out scenarios. Two paths, low and high mortality risks, were associated to each of the scenarios. The estimated risk parameters were …, and benefit cost ratio) were estimated for each randomly drawn risk parameter. On average, the results show that such an …

risk. Differences in perception of food risk by customer, producer/supplier and official agencies are discussed in this … paper. The objective safety (and quality) of food can be evaluated using three categories of food risk (biological, chemical …

perceived post-harvest grain loss as an imminent risk, and that instant sales of grains after harvest are triggered by temporary … crops sales, and by an impending risk of post-harvest grain loss and the limited capacity to prevent it. While specific …

Fieldwork for this paper was conducted under the Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA) project of the Global Livestock … on Risk and Development (through a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation), The Pew Charitable …

decisions of an individual risk averse farmer facing variability in both prices and yields. A set of stylised risk market … between government payments and the farmers’ use of risk market instruments in terms of the potential crowding out of such … of production and the use of risk market instruments that are endogenous. Single farm payment mitigates farmer’s efforts …

risk are accounted for, scientific shrimp farming loses its advantage. In fact sensitivity analysis shows that if expected … most pronounced for small and marginal scientific shrimp farmers. Further if the probability of disease risk is also …