...Florence Lwiza; Andrew Barkley Purpose This study aims to estimate farmers’ ambiguity aversion and analyze its impact on the adoption of weather index-based insurance in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach The research question we address is: Does the ambiguity of insurance contract outcomes...

...Ayodeji Ogunleye; Mercy Olajumoke Akinloye; Ayodeji Kehinde; Oluseyi Moses Ajayi; Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa Purpose A correlation has been shown in the literature between credit constraints and the adoption of agricultural technologies, technical efficiencies and measures for adapting to climate...

...Arnold Missiame; Patrick Irungu; Rose Adhiambo Nyikal; Grace Darko Appiah-Kubi Purpose The study aims to estimate the rates of exposure to, and adoption of, rural bank credit programs by smallholder farmers in rural Ghana and the factors responsible for those rates. Design/methodology/approach...

...Marcel van Asseldonk; Harold van der Meulen; Ruud van der Meer; Huib Silvis; Petra Berkhout Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine which factors influence the choice to adopt subsidized multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) in the Netherlands and whether prior hail insurance uptake is one...

...Ashok K. Mishra; Barry K. Goodwin This research examines factors influencing the adoption of crop and revenue insurance. This is accomplished by estimating a multinomial logit model of insurance choices facing U.S. farmers. Results indicate significant differences in the probabilities of adoption...