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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential gains in hedge ratio calculation for agricultural commodities by incorporating market linkages and prices of related commodities into the hedge ratio estimation process. Design/methodology/approach – A vector autoregressive...
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dairy farms in the U.S. Particular attention is given to the role of education and extension. Operators’ labor and … of education, and participation in extension activities and use of extension agents are important factors influencing …
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Purpose: Lack of access to credit is commonly held responsible for slow agricultural and rural development in low- and middle-income countries. This paper aims to investigate the contribution of demand- and supply-side factors, particularly the role of risk rationing, on credit application and...
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While significant progress in microcredit and microfinance has been made in low‐income countries, lending for small … used to transfer the correlated natural disaster risks that often hamper the development of farm‐level microcredit. By … linking lending to IBRTPs, access to microcredit can be enhanced while also providing opportunities to offer mutual sharing of …
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with adoption of new technologies or production practices in production agriculture. Design/methodology/approach – This …
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Purpose – For many farm families and operators across the OECD countries, off-farm income has become a major determinant of their well-being. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential role of off-farm employment as a risk management tool among farm operators....
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine if a single dominant measure defines farm size and farm performance consistently over a ten-year time period, or if alternative measures are needed. The paper also seeks to determine the correlation between farm size and farm performance and...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the levels of inaccuracy associated with three different premium estimation methods, one of which attempts to mimic the protocol currently used by the Risk Management Agency (RMA), on the actuarial performance of the US crop...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine if there are positive microeconomic effects from a state-funded loan participation program on farm productivity and investment behavior. Design/methodology/approach – The authors take the approach that access to credit solves a liquidity...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine a new insurance policy against natural disasters. Design/methodology/approach – The authors propose an optimisation model, which involves both the insurer and the farmer. The farmer decides to insure his farm if and only if insurance improves...
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