The small-scale farmers in Iran and around the world have experienced the highest level of
drought vulnerability among all social groups in recent years. As very little research has …

This paper incorporates the interdisciplinary New Institutional Economics in a
comprehensive framework for analyzing risk management in the agri-food sector. First, it …

Although identifying household-level poverty dynamics would have important implications
for poverty reduction policies empirical evidence is still scant. This paper employs a novel …

Climate variability, and its increase with climate change, pose substantial economic risks to
agriculturalists and hence, limit their ability to respond to global challenges such as food …

1.1 Background “To be, or not to be:”(Shakespeare, Hamlet, 3/1) has been an important
question among thinkers. 1 One, however, has to go beyond this philosophical inquiry to …

Monsoon crops play a critical role in Indian agriculture, hence, monitoring these crops is vital
for supporting economic growth and food security for the country. However, monitoring these …

Agriculture is the origin of existence and survival in any society. However, this sector is
always associated with risk and uncertainty, and farmers are faced with many challenges …

The subject of the research is to explore the operational risks the risk of emergencies and
specific Coronavirus pandemic risk that are SMEs from agribusiness sector, from Western …

The paper investigates the nature of credit transactions in artisanal marine fishing in a
developing economy by analysing the case of Kerala, a south Indian state of India. The …

Insurance represents one of the main instruments, together with other risk management
mechanisms, to face the adverse effects produced by natural calamity that, despite their …