Richards, Timothy J.; Eaves, James; Fournier, Valerie; … - In: Agricultural Finance Review 66 (2006) May, pp. 27-45
-insect derivatives-that provide growers a market-based means of transferring insect risk to speculators or others who may profit from …. Economic simulation models show how insect derivatives can improve risk-return results for a representative cotton farm in the … Imperial Valley of California. The results suggest that insect derivatives may become important risk management tools for a …