Most decision problems involve more than one uncertain quantity. he one-variable methods
of probability elicitation outlined above can be applied validly to several variables only if the …

Abstract The United States has a total land area of about 2.3 billion acres. In 2012, the major
land uses were grassland pasture and rangeland at 655 million acres (29 percent of US …

Acetic acid (AcOH), a main component of vinegar, recently was found to suppress body fat
accumulation in animal studies. Hence we investigated the effects of vinegar intake on the …

This report examines evidence on the relationship between agricultural land-use changes,
soil productivity, and indicators of environmental sensitivity. If cropland that shifts in and out …

Using farm level data we evaluate the input use and environmental effects of revenue
insurance. A priori, the moral hazard effect on input use is indeterminate. This paper …

Empirical evidence on household risk balancing behaviour is presented by estimating a
fixed effects seemingly unrelated regression model using Swiss Farm Accountancy Data …

Mariculture insurance policies issued by the government can ensure the sound
development of mariculture insurance and improve risk management capacities in …

Over the past dozen years, policymakers have largely abandoned long-standing popular
approaches for addressing risk in agriculture without fully resolving the question of how best …

Agriculture sector is characterized by a strong exposure to risk. Incidence of risk in
agriculture is important to policy makers at both national and international levels …

As the twenty-first century is beginning, agriculture faces many new challenges and
prospects. Biotechnology is yet in its infancy. No one is sure of how fast global warm-ing is …