Mapping the flow of information along the poultry value chain is crucial for the identification of […]
Pastoralism is the key agricultural production system in the drylands and, as drylands constitute nearly half […]
Although farmers in developing countries are generally thought to be risk averse, little is known about […]
Tsetse control technology, as well as the science of environmental impact and risk assessment, has come […]
This study assesses the potential of weather indexed crop insurance (WICI) to help smallholders cope with […]
In this paper we are investigating how production risk may influence the way a risk averse […]
This presentation by Kimberly Pfeifer (Oxfam America) was part of the Feed The Future CSO Stakeholder […]
This book examines the implications of risk management for policy in agriculture. Opening with a chapter […]
The development of agriculture penetrated in China’s history but recently has to face emerging challenge of […]
This study investigates the impact of different soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies on the variance […]
In the recent past, growing attention has been devoted to the attempt to correctly include considerations […]
Food prices are reaching record highs, which raises concerns about spending capacity, hunger, political turmoil and […]
The sources of risk in agriculture are numerous and diverse. These range from events related to climate […]
Prepared for a policy roundtable, hosted by Swiss Re and The International Research Institute for Climate […]
This paper investigates the extent to which northern Nigerian households engage in internal migration to insure […]
The vulnerability of the Caribbean region to hydro- meteorological hazards such as hurricanes, floods, drought, high […]
Countries need to become more proactive rather than reactive, and Bank support to countries must do […]
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