...Saurav Priyotosh Munshi; Arindam Laha Purpose This study explores the innovative bundling of crop insurance and credit and its impacts on economic outcomes. This article first presents a theoretical model for “bundlization” of credit and crop insurance. Propositions of such a model are tested...

...Asmamaw Getnet Wassie; Shegaw Getu Nesibu; Yismaw Ayelign Mengistu Purpose This study aims to estimate farmers’ willingness to pay for crop insurance, utilizing a choice experiment case study in the South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach Primary cross-sectional data were...

... and Enhanced Coverage Option (SCO and ECO) crop insurance programs, and the risk reduction that can be achieved when these area-based plans are added to farmers’ risk management portfolios. Design/methodology/approach This study utilizes simulation techniques to build a stylized model for representative...

... and its implication on multiperil crop insurance (MPCI) rating using the Lasso regression model. A Bonferroni test was employed to test the independence of crop yields across the regions while the Kruskal-Wallis H test was conducted to examine statistical differences in mean yields of crops across the ten...

... enhancement and profit risk reduction. 04 11 2023 17 06 2024 05 07 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Crop insurance Profit Risk Farm bill Farm safety net Q12 Q14 Q18 G22 Q54 R51 Agricultural...

...Madhav Regmi; Allen M. Featherstone; Jesse Tack Purpose Federally subsidized crop insurance aims to mitigate farm risks of crop producers. A body of literature has examined informational problems under this program. However, few studies empirically link crop insurance participation with farm...

...Krish Sethanand; Thitivadee Chaiyawat; Chupun Gowanit Purpose This paper presents the systematic process framework to develop the suitable crop insurance for each agriculture farming region which has individual differences of associated crop, climate condition, including applicable technology...

...Wenbin Wu; Ximing Wu; Yu Yvette Zhang; David Leatham Purpose The purpose of this paper is to bring out the development of a flexible model for nonstationary crop yield distributions and its applications to decision-making in crop insurance. Design/methodology/approach The authors design...

... of this paper is to verify if the charity hazard phenomenon exists in the Italian agricultural insurance scheme. Design/methodology/approach Annual data regarding crop insurance, subsidies and farm structure were extracted from ISMEA, ISTAT and FADN databases. A SYS-GMM dynamic panel model was estimated...

...A.G. Adeeth Cariappa; Darshnaben P. Mahida; Priyanka Lal; B.S. Chandel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the correlates of crop insurance adoption and estimate the impact on debt and farm income. Design/methodology/approach The authors used nationally representative data from...

...Kwame Asiam Addey; John Baptist D. Jatoe; George Tsey-Mensah Kwadzo Purpose The aim of this paper is to identify the factors that influence rice farmers' decisions to adopt crop insurance and premium payments (willingness to pay [WTP] amounts). The paper also demonstrates the usefulness...

...Zhangliang Chen; Sandy Dall'Erba; Bruce J. Sherrick Purpose Federal crop insurance programs are the primary risk management programs of the US farm programs. Currently, these programs have been criticized for being disproportionally in favor of the riskier areas. Despite previous researchers...

... by examining the legislative history of the federal crop insurance program. Design/methodology/approach The federal crop insurance legislation and the way in which the USDA Risk Management Agency manages federal crop insurance program are replete with complex and subtle policy initiatives. Using a new...

...Mateus Pereira Lavorato; Lorena Vieira Costa Lelis; Marcelo José Braga Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of premium subsidies provided by the Brazilian government through the Rural Insurance Premium Subvention Program (PSR) on the quantity demanded for crop insurance...

... countries, including Canada, the USA and France. Despite being a promising risk management tool, forage index insurance participation rates in Canada, and other countries are low relative to crop insurance participation rates for grain and oilseed producers. Design/methodology/approach A survey...

...Aleksandre Maisashvili; Henry Bryant; George Knapek; James Marc Raulston Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop methods for inferring if crop insurance premiums imply yield distributions that are valid according to standard laws of probability and broadly consistent with observed...

...Timothy A. Delbridge; Robert P. King Purpose The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) made several changes to the crop insurance products available to organic growers for the 2014 crop year. Most notably, a 5 percent premium surcharge was removed and organic-specific transitional yields (t-yields...

...Sangkyun Park Purpose The purpose of this paper is to scrutinize the structure of the federal crop insurance program and test whether participating private insurers screen insurance buyers better than the federal agency. Design/methodology/approach This paper regresses the claim payout...

...Adam Wąs; Pawel Kobus Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that determine demand for crop insurance in Poland. Design/methodology/approach To examine the determinants of decisions regarding crop insurance, the authors used logistic regression. The base source of data...

...Cory Walters; Richard Preston Purpose At the beginning of the production year producers face a complex risk management decision environment given by risks specific to their operation, multiple crop insurance contracts and hedging opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to provide a producer...