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    1. "No one yet knows what the ultimate consequences may be." How Rachel Carson transformed scientific uncertainty into a site for public participation in Silent Spring

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Walker, Kenny (author) and Walsh, Lynda (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2012
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: D06293
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Business and Technical Communication
    Journal Title Details:
    26(1) : 3-34

    3. A mixed-method approach for determining the risk and complexity farmers associate with using forward contracts

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Jackson, Elizabeth (author), Quaddus, Mohammed (author), Islam, Nazrul (author), and Stanton, John (author)
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2008-03-31
    Published:
    Australia
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: C28335
    Notes:
    Presented at the 82nd annual conference of the Agricultural Economics Society, Royal Agricultural College, UK, March 31-April 2, 2008. 17 pages.

    4. A public consultation on plant molecular farming

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Einsiedel, Edna F. (author) and Medlock, Jennifer (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2005
    Published:
    Canada
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: C24883
    Journal Title:
    AgBioForum
    Journal Title Details:
    8(1) : 26-32
    Notes:
    Involves public perceptions about using transgenic plants to produce therapeutic and industrial proteins.

    5. Adjusting the institutional environment of risk and uncertainty: implications for agricultural policy in Malawi

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Phiri, C.D. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1986
    Published:
    Malawi: Elsevier
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Folder: 160 Document Number: D07755
    Journal Title:
    Agricultural Administration
    Journal Title Details:
    23 (1): 45-59

    6. Adoption of HYV (high yielding varieties) technology in Asian countries: the role of concessionary credit revisited

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Herath, Gamini (author) and Jayasuriya, Sisira (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1996
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24969
    Journal Title:
    Asia Survey
    Journal Title Details:
    36(12) : 1184-1200

    7. Adoption of crop insurance and impact: insights from India

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Aditya, K.S. (author), Khan, Md. Tajuddin (author), and Kishore, Avinash (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018
    Published:
    India
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10284
    Journal Title:
    Agricultural Economics Research Review
    Journal Title Details:
    31(2) : 163-174
    Notes:
    Via journal online., Agriculture is inherently a risky enterprise because of its dependence on rainfall. To mitigate risks, farmers diversify crops and enterprises, maintain stabilization account or resort to the sale of assets. Crop insurance is a complementary institutional mechanism that aids farmers to cope with risks better.Considering the importance of crop insurance in risk mitigation, this paper using data from a large-scale farmers’ survey we identify the factors that influence farmers’ decision to buy crop insurance and subsequently assess its impact on farm income, production expenses and productive investments in agriculture. Farmers’ adoption of crop insurance is low— 4.80% kharif season and 3.17% in the rabi season mainly on account of lack of awareness about insurance products. Nevertheless, the probability of adoption of insurance is higher for those who experience higher crop loss and have some formal training in agriculture. The subsidy on premium also positively influences crop insurance uptake decisions. On the other hand, the factors like the lower social status, tenant farming and exposure to deficit-rainfall in the previous year are negatively associated with the decision to insure. The results on the impact of insurance are not conclusive to prove that insured farmer subsumes higher risks compared to the uninsured.

    8. Adoption of irrigation technology and best management practices under climate risks: evidence from Arkansas, United States

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Xu, Ying (author), Huang, Qiuqiong (author), and West, Grant (author)
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2015-02
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D05810
    Notes:
    Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2015 annual meeting, Atlanta,Georgia, January 31-February 3, 2015. 24 pages.