Nos últimos anos, o governo federal tem incentivado o mercado de seguro rural por meio de medidas pontuais que visam o aumento da demanda e o estabelecimento de condições adequadas para as seguradoras ofertarem seus produtos. Uma dessas medidas foi o Programa de Subvenção ao Prêmio do...

This paper assesses the cost efficiency of indicator-based targeting. Using household survey data from Malawi, we examine whether an indicator-based targeting of the poor is more target- and cost-efficient than the currently used mechanisms for targeting agricultural subsidy programs in the...

Since late 2010 and continuing into 2011, price volatility, in relation to basic agricultural commodities, has occupied center stage on the agendas of decision makers. An additional concern has been uncertainty about a new global economic crisis in the wake of the macroeconomic difficulties...

Paper presented at the International Symposium Sustaining Food Security and Managing Natural Resources in Southeast Asia - Challenges for the 21st Century Organized by University of Hohenheim, Germany Chiang Mai University and Kasetsart University, Thailand International Center for Research in...

The present works is part of my doctoral dissertation for getting title of Doctor of Philosophy with major in Science and Specialization in the Economics of Agriculture and Local Development. The research hypothesis was: ܉f agricultural and forest activities apply agricultural economics, then...

O objetivo principal deste trabalho é apresentar e discutir alternativas no âmbito das políticas públicas e da organização dos produtores que possam se contrapor ao processo de exclusão social dos pequenos produtores de laranja vem sofrendo na dinâmica atual da rede citrícola paulista...

Numerous national transfer programs around the world are designed with uniform benefit schedules imposed by central governments, but implemented by local governments. The Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) in Ethiopia, the second largest safety net in Sub Saharan Africa, is one such program....