[HTML][HTML] Index insurances for grasslands–A review for Europe and North-America

W Vroege, T Dalhaus, R Finger - Agricultural systems, 2019 - Elsevier
Grassland based farming systems are exposed to extreme weather events causing volatile
farm incomes. Grazing and lacking yield measurements make it largely impossible to insure …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather events cause significant crop yield losses at the farm level in German agriculture

J Schmitt, F Offermann, M Söder, C Frühauf, R Finger - Food Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme weather events frequently cause severe crop yield losses, affecting food security
and farmers' incomes. In this paper, we aim to provide a holistic assessment of these …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] A meta-analysis of rates of return to agricultural R&D: Ex pede Herculem?

JM Alston, C Chan-Kang, MC Marra, PG Pardey… - 2000 - books.google.com
Page 1 RESEARCH REPORT AMeta-Analysis of Rates of Return to Agricultural R&D Ex Pede
Herculem? Julian M. Alston Connie Chan-Kang Michele C. Marra Philip G. Pardey TJ Wyatt …

Research returns redux: a meta‐analysis of the returns to agricultural R&D

JM Alston, MC Marra, PG Pardey… - Australian Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A total of 289 studies of returns to agricultural R&D were compiled and these provide 1821
estimates of rates of return. After removing statistical outliers and incomplete observations …

Estimating variability in grain legume yields across Europe and the Americas

C Cernay, T Ben-Ari, E Pelzer, JM Meynard… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Grain legume production in Europe has recently come under scrutiny. Although legume
crops are often promoted to provide environmental services, European farmers tend to turn …

[HTML][HTML] Temperature effects on crop yields in heat index insurance

J Bucheli, T Dalhaus, R Finger - Food Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat can cause substantial yield losses in crop production and climate change is increasing
the risk of this kind of damage. Weather index insurance can help to reduce the financial …

The optimal drought index for designing weather index insurance

J Bucheli, T Dalhaus, R Finger - European Review of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Climate change increases the need for better insurance solutions that enable farmers to
cope with drought risks. We design weather index insurance using drought indices based on …

Crop insurance valuation under alternative yield distributions

BJ Sherrick, FC Zanini, GD Schnitkey… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable disagreement exists about the most appropriate characterization of farm‐level
yield distributions. Yet, the economic importance of alternative yield distribution …

Stability of farm income: The role of agricultural diversity and agri-environment scheme payments

C Harkness, FJ Areal, MA Semenov, N Senapati… - Agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Instability (or variability) in farm income represents a significant challenge for farm
management and the design of public policies. Identifying farming practices which can …

Agricultural risks and farm land consolidation process in transition countries: The case of cotton production in Uzbekistan

U Djanibekov, R Finger - Agricultural systems, 2018 - Elsevier
Cotton production substantially contributes to the GDP of Uzbekistan. It is produced under a
state procurement policy, according to which farmers have to allocate half of their land for …