Does Crop Insurance Participation Influence Risk Balancing Behavior?: The Case of Korea

Youngjune Kim, Ji Yong Lee
ABSTRACT Crop insurance program becomes an important farm financial support for farm operators in Korea. Understanding behavior changes of farms in response to the participation in crop insurance program is critical to identify the ability of the policy to meet its goals. This study examines the...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Toward a Sustainable Food Consumption in Indonesia

Mewa Ariani, AVR Mauludyani, Tahlim Sudaryanto
 ABSTRACT The sustainability of the next generation's ability to have access to enough food and a good standard of living will be put at risk if current patterns of food production and consumption are retained. The conflict of interest between agricultural and non-agricultural land use...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural circular economy
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How to Improve Smallholder Potato Production in Myanmar: Determinants of Potato Production Function

Zar Ni Hlaing, Theingi Myint, Nilar Aung, Nyein Nyein Kyaw, Mya Kay Khaing, Nway Nway Aung
ABSTRACT This research attempted to analyze the determinants of potato production in Southern Shan State and Magway Region of Myanmar. Potato plays a significant role in increasing food security and income for the smallholder farmers of Myanmar. Data for the study were collected from both...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Agriculture
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Utilization of Sugarcane Trash To Improve Soil Fertility

Kanokkorn Sinma, Napaporn Phankamolsil, Suchada Karuna, Audthasit Wongmaneeroj
ABSTRACT   Sugarcane is one of the important economic crops of Thailand. It’s a raw material in the cane and sugar industry, and animal feeds and is also used as an energy crop for ethanol production. Sugarcane leaf burning was the common management for sugarcane harvesting process which...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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Development of Corn-based Farming System in Response to Climate Change

Hene L. Hapinat, Eva S. Montero
ABSTRACT Climate impacts on corn production are due to the changing temperature and precipitation regimes in corn.  The largest impact of these changes was at the local scale where within season weather induced by the change in climate become more noticeable. The wet season results showed...
Country: Philippines Topic: Climate change
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