Livestock holdings in rural areas of the West African Semi-arid Tropics (WASAT) are often substantial yet there is … consumption ex post via savings in the form of livestock. Based on data covering Burkina Faso's 2004 drought, we find that … livestock sales increase significantly in response to drought with households citing the need to finance food consumption. Some …

examine the extent to which livestock, grain storage and interhousehold transfers are used to smooth consumption against … income risk. The survey coincided with a period of severe drought, so that the results provide direct evidence on the …

manage drought risk: weather index insurance and a recently released drought-tolerant rice variety. We illustrate how these … tools can independently address drought risk and demonstrate the potential for these tools to be combined in a complementary … independently and in a bundled package. Findings indicate that farmers are generally unwilling to pay for drought-tolerant rice …

. -- Tierseuchen ; Risikomanagement ; Externalitäten ; moralisches Risiko … systems in the European Union however provide adverse incentives and result in inefficient livestock production structures and … insufficient loss prevention activities of livestock holders. Guidelines are provided for the institutional arrangement and the …