Replaced with revised version of paper 11/18/08

The international agricultural insurance market has an important dimension. The experience of economically developed countries revealed the fact that without a stable development of agricultural insurances, there is no chance for high performance agriculture. This will require the establishment...

The effectiveness of hedging drought risks with weather derivatives was investigated for rain-fed grain maize production in Switzerland under current (1981-2003) and projected future (2070-2100) climatic conditions. Depending on location, hedging reduced the value-at- (VaR) measure to a variable...

Vizsgálataink alapján arra a megállapításra jutottunk, hogy a biztosítási szakma kidolgozta a mezőgazdasági tevékenységet folytatók kárfelmérési, kárrendezési folyamatát, a lehető legszélesebb körben kínálja az egyes konstrukciókat, ennek ellenére minimálisnak mondható...

The agricultural economy in Anhui Province is developing so fast, but farmers are severely affected by the frequent occurrence of natural disasters. The current agricultural insurance mode is not suitable, therefore, the research on agricultural insurance modes of Anhui Province helps to promote...

В статье обоснована актуальность разработки и принятия Концепции развития агрострахования в Украине. Доказана необходимость предоставления страховой защиты в...

In article priorities of effective functioning of grain market in the conditions of post-crisis development of agro-industrial complex economy of Russia are considered. Dynamic changes of outputs of agricultural production in the Orel region are presented, influence of production factors on...

This paper summarizes the evolutionary trends in US farm policy that have culminated in the 2014 farm bill, describes the new farm bill programs in depth, and highlights the key policy issues that arise and will play out over its planned five-year duration. This new US farm bill eliminates fixed...

This article explores the features of agricultural insurance with state support in Ukraine and highlights the experience of foreign countries in this area. It is marked a great variability of state support for agricultural insurance, the simultaneous use of both methods of planned economy and...