Agricultural risk management

Design and Operation of Agricultural Revenue Insurance in Taiwan: The Case of Sugar Apple

Min-Hsien Yang, Tsung-Han Ke
INTRODUCTION Traditionally, agriculture is generally regarded as a high-risk industry because of its nature of being highly dependent on the climate and crop yields being easily influenced by adverse weather conditions (e.g., typhoons and rainstorms) and climate-associated damage (e.g., cold...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Building Resilience of Smallholder Farmers in Responding to Drought in Indonesia

Tahlim Sudaryanto
INTRODUCTION Performance of the food and agriculture is influenced by external shocks such as natural disasters (drought and flood), climate change, economic and financial crises, and socio-cultural disturbances.   International evidence shows that both intensity and frequency of the...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Ecosystem Management: ECO-Engineering Project in Rice Plot in Sungai Besar, Selangor

Rosliza Jajuli
Ecosystem Management is a process that aims to conserve major ecological services and restore natural resources while meeting the socioeconomic, political and cultural needs of current and future generations. This is important to ensure that every country continues to maintain its vital...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Climate Change and Effect on Rice Production in Thailand

Nguyen Thi Phuong
INTRODUCTION Today, the threats and challenges of the environment operating on food production are not limited to each country or region but most often than not, manifest on a global scale. One of the major challenges of our times is climate change—the continuing increase An ADB Report in...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Crop Insurance in Thailand

Hnin Ei Win
Introduction Although rice covered 48.70% of the total cultivable land (FAOa, 2011) in the country, the yield was low compared with other countries which occupied a small arable land for rice due to natural disasters. Furthermore, the agriculture sector only contributes 8.6% to the GDP while...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural risk management
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