Agricultural risk management

Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Paddy Production and its Implications to the Economy

Che Khalijah Binti Ithnin Mohamad, Khairul Hafifi Maidin, Siti Khalijah Binti Othman
INTRODUCTION   Paddy production is among the important industries in Malaysia. It contributes around 71.4% of local rice requirements in 2014. Most of paddy farmers depend on paddy production as their main source of income. There are 12 granaries in Malaysia, and Kemubu Agriculture...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Agricultural Insurance in China Takes off with Government Support

Manni Huang, Zhen Zhong
Introduction Agricultural insurance plays an important role in stabilizing farmers’ income and stimulating investments in agriculture. The market for these products has taken off since the Chinese government began to subsidize premiums. Part I: The evolution and policies of agricultural...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural risk management
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The New Era of Crop Natural Disaster Insurance: The Pilot of Top-grafting Sand Pears

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Source: Council of Agriculture http://www.coa.gov.tw/show_news.php?cat=show_news&serial=coa_diamond_20150923185537 　　 The Council of Agriculture (COA) has spent years of planning crop natural disaster insurance in collaboration with domestic non-life insurance corporations in order to...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Policy Content and the Status of China’s Policy-oriented Agricultural Insurance

Zhen Zhong
Introduction For decades, China's policy-oriented agricultural insurance (POAI) experienced a tortuous course of development. After 2004, the central government introduced The No.1 Document, which proposed to increase support for agriculture. From the beginning, POAI developed rapidly and has...
Country: China Topic: Agricultural risk management
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An Active Promotion of Crop Natural Disaster Insurance by Council of Agriculture for Shifting Farmers’ Operation Risks

I Han, Min-Hsien Yang
Source: Council of Agriculture http://www.coa.gov.tw/show_news.php?cat=show_news&serial=coa_diamond_20150811171409   Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) recently launched a trial of the crop natural disaster insurance specifically for top-grafting sand pears in 2015. The...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural risk management
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