The risk of natural disasters has increased over the last few decades, leading to significant
economic losses across the globe. In response, research related to the risk of economic loss …

Agricultural insurance in developed countries originates in named peril products that were
originally offered by private companies approximately two hundred years ago, first in Europe …

In early 1990, the Bush Administration put forward its proposals for the 1990 Farm Bill.
Among a myriad of recommendations on commodity programs, conservation, trade, res …

This study analyzes efficiency of weather derivatives as primary insurance instruments for
six crop reporting districts that are among the largest producers of corn, cotton, and …

57/O of participating acres are enrolled at coverage levels in excess of 65%. The loss
performance of the crop insurance program has improved as well. Over 1994-2003, the …

Crop insurance premium subsidies affect patterns of crop acreage for two reasons. First,
holding insurance coverage constant, premium subsidies directly increase expected profit …

Addressing the problems of poverty, hunger, poor health, and environmental degradation is
now firmly on the agenda of international development agencies and national governments …

Farmers' decisions about how much crop insurance to buy are not generally consistent with
expected utility maximization. Taking into account both marginal risk benefits and marginal …

Sumaria Systems was contracted by the USDA/Risk Management Agency (RMA) to conduct
a comprehensive review of the APH Rating Methodology and the COMBO rating procedure …

The paper combines panel data techniques with spatial analysis to measure the impact of
extreme weather events on the adoption of conservation tillage. Zellner's SUR technique is …