The Economic Effects of Alternative Institutional Designs for U.S. Crop Insurance
Title | The Economic Effects of Alternative Institutional Designs for U.S. Crop Insurance PDF eBook |
Author | John Duncan (Ph. D.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Agricultural insurance |
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Economic Implications of Alternative Crop Insurance Designs
Title | Economic Implications of Alternative Crop Insurance Designs PDF eBook |
Author | Hong Wang (Agricultural economist) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 13 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Crop insurance |
ISBN |
Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
Title | Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Martinez |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 87 |
Release | 2010-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1437933629 |
This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Title | Dissertation Abstracts International PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 620 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Dissertations, Academic |
ISBN |
Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.
Agricultural Economics Report
Title | Agricultural Economics Report PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 670 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Determinants of Life Insurance Consumption across Countries
Title | Determinants of Life Insurance Consumption across Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Thorsten Beck |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Financial services industry |
ISBN |
Government Support to Agricultural Insurance
Title | Government Support to Agricultural Insurance PDF eBook |
Author | Olivier Mahul |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2010-03-08 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0821382195 |
Governments in developing countries have been increasingly involved in the support of agricultural (crop and livestock) insurance programs in recent years. In their attempts to design and implement agricultural insurance, they have sought technical and financial assistance from the international community and particularly from the World Bank. One of the recurrent requests from governments regards international experience with agricultural insurance, not only in developed countries, where in some cases agricultural insurance has been offered for more than a century, but also in middleand low-income countries. Governments are particularly interested in the technical, operational, financial, and institutional aspects of public support to agricultural insurance. 'Government Support to Agricultural Insurance' informs public and private decision makers involved in agricultural insurance about recent developments, with a particular focus on middle- and low-income countries. It presents an updated picture of the spectrum of institutional frameworks and experiences with agricultural insurance, ranging from countries in which the public sector provides no support to those in which governments heavily subsidize agricultural insurance. This analysis is based on a survey conducted by the World Bank s agricultural insurance team in 2008 in 65 developed and developing countries. Drawing on the survey results, the book identifies some key roles governments can play to support the development of sustainable, affordable, and cost-effective agricultural insurance programs.