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    21. 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.

    22. Adoption of fertiliser and hybrid seeds by smallholder maize farmers in southern Malawi

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Chirwa, Ephraim W. (author / University of Malawi)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2005-03
    Published:
    Malawi
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C24048
    Journal Title:
    Development Southern Africa
    Journal Title Details:
    22(1) : 1-12

    25. Adoption of improved rice varieties among small-holder farmers in south-western Nigeria

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Saka, J.O. (author), Okoruwa, V.O. (author), Lawal, B.O. (author), and Ajijola, S. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2005
    Published:
    Nigeria
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23822
    Journal Title:
    World Journal of Agricultural Sciences
    Journal Title Details:
    1(1) : 42-49

    27. Adoption of internet strategies by agribusiness firms

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Akridge, Jay (author), Henderson, Jason (author), Dooley, Frank (author), and Carerre, Antonio (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2005
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: C26836
    Journal Title:
    International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
    Journal Title Details:
    8(4) : 42-61