Crop price indemnified loans for farmers: A pilot experiment in rural Ghana

D Karlan, E Kutsoati, M McMillan… - Journal of Risk and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Farmers face a particular set of risks that complicate the decision to borrow. We use a
randomized experiment to investigate (1) the role of crop‐price risk in reducing demand for …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of variations in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) yield and yield components by multivariate technique

P Sharifi, H Astereki, M Pouresmael - Annals of Agrarian Science, 2018 - Elsevier
To estimate the extent of genetic diversity of 25 chickpea genotypes, an experiment was
carried out based on randomized complete block design with four replications at Brojerd …

Unearthing the behavioural factors influencing commodity futures contracts adoption in agriculture—A systematic literature review

H Wever, M Michels, O Musshoff - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Farmers' adoption of commodity futures and options contracts (CFCs) in agriculture shows
substantial variation across different regions. Sociodemographic and farm characteristics fail …

Marketing contract choices in agriculture: The role of price expectation and price risk management

A Ricome, A Reynaud - Agricultural Economics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We identify factors involved in the decision of farmers to use marketing contracts (pool,
storage and forward contracts), and we explicitly account for the hedging and price …

Factors influencing hedging decision: evidence from Brazilian citrus growers

MJ Carrer, RLF Silveira… - Australian Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to analyse the hedging behaviour of 98 citrus growers from
the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Marketing behaviour was modelled as a choice between spot …

The association between farmers' psychological factors and their choice to adopt risk management strategies: the case of Pakistan

J Shah, M Alharthi - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is a risky business, and risk persists in all management decisions taken by a
farmer at the farm level. Disrupting agricultural business severely affects the livelihood of …

Risk Sources Encountered by Farmers in the Open Field Production of Strawberry and Risk Management Strategies: A Case of Izmir

G Saner, HB Ağır, H Adanacıoğlu - Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2015 - dergipark.org.tr
This study aims to determine and analyze farmers' risk perceptions, risk management
strategies in strawberry production under open field. Data were obtained in 2010 production …

Marketing contracts and risk management for cereal producers

C Roussy, A Ridier, K Chaib, M Boyet - Agribusiness, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
French specialized durum wheat farmers are subject to market risks (price volatility),
production risks (fluctuating quality and yields), and an increasingly restrictive regulatory …

Analyzing White Maize Hedging Strategies in South Africa

F Dreyer, A Heymans, C van Heerden - Business Research: An Illustrative …, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this chapter is to demonstrate the mixed use of a quantitative and qualitative
data to test whether white maize producers' perceptions about price risk management could …

Factors affecting the price volatility of July futures contracts for white maize in South Africa

MJ Monk, H Jordaan, B Grove - Agrekon, 2010 - journals.co.za
Price volatility in agriculture is important because of the part it plays in the overall variability
in profits. South African farmers have to contend with low profit margins. and price volatility …