Agricultural climate index-based-insurance (IBI) compensates farmers for losses from adverse climatic conditions. Using a systemic review, we show that research related to agricultural efficacy and application is lacking in many food security vulnerable countries. We concluded there are countries with high insecurity risk based on several indicators lack could help these Research date has also ...

risk and uncertainty in agricultural activities are being considered by agricultural producers as main obstacle in adopting new technologies and also mentioned as a hinder for the new agricultural investment. risk management is important and should be taken into account since uncertainty is inherent in the price and production as well as income of the farmers. in this paper, we study the role o...

In the United States, customer owned firms are responsible for 35% of consumer insurance and 10% of consumer banking, yet receive little theoretical or empirical attention. In this paper, I propose a theory of internal finance for the customer owned firm. I show that its growth, pricing, and capital structure are tied together: higher sales tomorrow are achieved through higher prices today and ...

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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate the occupational risks in relation to multiple sclerosis (MS). The immediate background for this research was our finding that there had been a high number of critical illness insurance claims by patients diagnosed with MS within the agricultural segment of a Danish pension fund. DESIGN An open insurance cohort. All payouts for the critical illn...

Poverty persists in many sectors of society. Choosing no one, it creates a dent in an inclusive approach to development the Philippines has endeavored in the last few decades. To make it worse, high poverty incidence is apparent in the agriculture sector, which, together with the manufacturing industry, serves as backbone of the Philippine economy. Exposed to a multitude of risks, a considerabl...

The central focus of this dissertation is the role of financial instruments, in particular insurance and credit, in economic development. Motivated by the observation that exposure to the risk of extreme weather conditions may constrain investment by subsistence farmers and lead to inefficient production choices, the first chapter evaluates whether insuring farmers against such risks alters res...