resources in Northern Gujarat, India is discussed. Given that migration typically does not occur due to one singular risk, the …

risks. Interestingly, the use of protecting gadgets reduces the risk of health damages that emphasizes the necessity of …

Unpredictable rainfall is an important risk for agricultural activity, and farmers in developing countries often … receive incomplete insurance from informal risk-sharing networks. The demand for, and effects of, offering formal index …-based rainfall insurance is studied through a randomized experiment in an environment where the informal risk sharing network can be …

This paper presents a systemic framework to look at the prospects for sustainability of Indian agriculture. The … shaping the growth, efficiency and stability of agriculture. The domains are: Natural resources covering land, water, climate … prospects for agriculture are seen to depend in the final analysis not so much on nature or factors beyond control as on …

-negotiation on Agreement on Agriculture (AOA) will also begin. It is time to take a retrospective look at what were the expected … the predictions of various macro-models about the gains to Indian agriculture and farmer were not unequivocal, their … structure, improvement in the terms-of-trade for Indian agriculture may be very limited. Whatever little improvement in terms …

It is argued that Indian agriculture is undergoing fundamental change wherein the technology and inputs are moving out … farmers and without adequate public investments in support services and without appropriate risk mitigation products has … created a near-crisis in agriculture. The policy interventions have to be necessarily patient and holistic [IIMA WP]. …