This study investigates the case of a Zambian institution providing credit for smallholder agribusiness commercialization and compares this lender’s model with the major microfinance institutions, to identify specific mechanisms employed by the lender and how these have been adapted to suit...

Price volatility has recently increased in the corn and soybean markets. As the price risk environment has changed for producers, risk management strategies need to be reexamined. Which strategies provide downside revenue protection and high mean revenues? The strategies considered are...

Es wird untersucht, auf welche Weise die Länder Litauen, Polen und Ungarn ihre Bildungssysteme vor dem Hintergrund der politischen und ökonomischen Transformation reformiert haben. Hierbei wird auf die unterschiedlichen Ausgangssituationen und Ziele eingegangen und untersucht, ob die gesetzten...

This study contributes to the understanding of behavioural responses to climate change induced extreme weatherevents. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method is outlined using the empirical case of agricultural...

Fishers are faced with multiple risks, including unpredictability of future catch rates, prices and costs. While the latter are largely beyond the control of fisheries managers, effective fisheries management should reduce uncertainty about future catches. Different management instruments are...