We study risk preferences and their determinants for commercial cattle farmers in Namibia who are subject to high … risk-averse farmers operate farms with higher precipitation risk. Moreover, the longer farmers experience a given …

of Namibia, a system that is subject to extensive degradation. We characterize farmers’ personal norms, study their … of Namibia, a system that is subject to extensive degradation. We characterize farmers' personal norms, study their … operationalized under the notion of strong ecological-economic sustainability, for commercial cattle farmers in semi-arid rangelands …

We study risk preferences and their determinants for commercial cattle farmers in Namibia who are subject to high and … risk is contingent on early-life experience with this risk. We also find that adult farmers self-select themselves onto …

Schlagworte deutsch: Umweltrisiko, Nachhaltigkeit, Normen, Namibia, Feldexperimente, Weideland. Schlagworte englisch …: environmental risk, sustainability, personel, norms, Namibia, field experiments, rangelands …

farmers in semi-arid rangelands of Namibia, a system that features risks on various space and time scales. Here we present a … existing farm-address databases, reaching 77% of the estimated 2,500 cattle farmers. The return rate of questionnaires exceeded … has turned out that we have undersampled distinct population segments of farmers, such as indigenous farmers or farmers …

farmers in semi-arid rangelands of Namibia, a system that features risks on various space and time scales. Here we present a … existing farm-address databases, reaching 77% of the estimated 2,500 cattle farmers. The return rate of questionnaires exceeded … has turned out that we have undersampled distinct population segments of farmers, such as indigenous farmers or farmers …

of Namibia, a system that is subject to extensive degradation. We characterize farmers' personal norms, study their … operationalized under the notion of strong ecological-economic sustainability, for commercial cattle farmers in semi-arid rangelands … sustainability that are heterogeneous across farmers, but vary little with socio-demographic or environmental characteristics. We …

Rain-index insurance is strongly advocated in many parts of the developing world to help farmers to cope with climatic … ; Namibia ; grazing management ; risk ; sustainability ; weather-based derivatives …