Development, present status and performance analysis of agriculture insurance schemes in India: Review of evidence

P Singh, G Agrawal - International Journal of Social Economics, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Agriculture insurance is the panacea for the farming community. Many policy
interventions were implemented for stimulating agriculture insurance access to farmers in …

Adoption of crop insurance and impact: insights from India

KS Aditya, T Khan, A Kishore - … Economics Research Review, 2018 - indianjournals.com
Agriculture is inherently a risky enterprise because of its dependence on rainfall. To mitigate
risks, farmers diversify crops and enterprises, maintain stabilization account or resort to the …

[HTML][HTML] Why are farmers not insuring crops against risks in India? A review

D Biswal, CS Bahinipati - Progress in Disaster Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite decades of sustained efforts by both the national and state governments to enhance
the adoption of crop insurance in India, a low adoption rate is continuously reported. Hence …

Technology Assessment Using Satellite Big Data Analytics for India's Agri-Insurance Sector

NP Nagendra, G Narayanamurthy… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over half of India's employment is attached to the agriculture sector and their survival is
dependent on the performance of farms. The uncertainty in the performance of farms due to …

New modalities for managing drought risk in rainfed agriculture: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Odisha, India

PS Ward, S Makhija - World Development, 2018 - Elsevier
Droughts have historically had large impacts on agricultural production in rainfed
agricultural systems. Scientists and policymakers have proposed various strategies for …

Impediments to the spread of crop insurance in India

S Mukherjee, P Pal - Economic and Political Weekly, 2017 - JSTOR
The Government of India aims to double the crop insurance coverage to 50% through the
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana by 2018. By analysing the agricultural household data …

Determinants and framework for implementing sustainable climate-smart aquaculture insurance system for fish farmers: Evidence from Ghana

NO Mensah, JK Asare, ETD Mensah, EC Amrago… - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The just-ended Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Change Conference in November 2022
brought to light the need to mitigate climate change adaptation related to risk and …

Drought‐tolerant rice, weather index insurance, and comprehensive risk management for smallholders: evidence from a multi‐year field experiment in India

PS Ward, S Makhija… - Australian Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In rainfed production systems throughout India, agricultural activities are dependent upon
the summer monsoon, and any aberration in monsoon rainfall patterns can have severe …

Crop-insurance adoption and impact on farm households' well-being in India: evidence from a panel study

D Biswal, CS Bahinipati - Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite several benefits, the crop insurance adoption rate is observed as low in India.
Numerous studies have, therefore, enquired about the reason behind low adoption, and …

Satellite big data analytics for ethical decision making in farmer's insurance claim settlement: minimization of type-I and type-II errors

NP Nagendra, G Narayanamurthy, R Moser - Annals of Operations …, 2022 - Springer
Farmers submit claims to insurance providers when affected by sowing/planting risk,
standing crop risk, post-harvest risk, and localized calamities risk. Decision making for …