Risks and farmers’ investment in productive assets in Nigeria
The majority of farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) lack the means to mitigate the impact of risks associated with rainfall and commodity prices due to capital constraints and the imperfect insurance market in these countries. Because most SSA farmers are risk averse, they may be willing to invest i...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Wiley
2012
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153348 |
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