Crop insurance for agricultural development: issues and experience

Problems associated with risks in agriculture are one of the reasons that many governments intervene directly in agricultural product and factor markets. Risk-related interventions include guaranteed prices, subsidized credit, and publicly provided crop insurance. Such interventions can be expensive...

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Autores principales: Hazell, Peter B. R., Pomareda, Carlos, Valdés, Alberto
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1986
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160939
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author Hazell, Peter B. R.
Pomareda, Carlos
Valdés, Alberto
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description Problems associated with risks in agriculture are one of the reasons that many governments intervene directly in agricultural product and factor markets. Risk-related interventions include guaranteed prices, subsidized credit, and publicly provided crop insurance. Such interventions can be expensive, both in their cost to the national exchequer and in their effects on aggregate resource allocation. Even then, they may not be effective in achieving their goals. This book is addressed to the question of whether and how governments should intervene in providing formal risk-sharing institutions to assist farmers. It is particularly concerned with crop insurance and in providing guidance as to when it is a relevant public policy intervention and how it can most effectively be used.
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spelling CGSpace1609392025-01-10T06:46:06Z Crop insurance for agricultural development: issues and experience Hazell, Peter B. R. Pomareda, Carlos Valdés, Alberto insurance agricultural policies agricultural credit Problems associated with risks in agriculture are one of the reasons that many governments intervene directly in agricultural product and factor markets. Risk-related interventions include guaranteed prices, subsidized credit, and publicly provided crop insurance. Such interventions can be expensive, both in their cost to the national exchequer and in their effects on aggregate resource allocation. Even then, they may not be effective in achieving their goals. This book is addressed to the question of whether and how governments should intervene in providing formal risk-sharing institutions to assist farmers. It is particularly concerned with crop insurance and in providing guidance as to when it is a relevant public policy intervention and how it can most effectively be used. 1986 2024-11-21T09:52:42Z 2024-11-21T09:52:42Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160939 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hazell, P. B. R.; Pomareda, Carlos; Valdés, Alberto. 1986. Crop insurance for agricultural development: issues and experience. Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160939
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Crop insurance for agricultural development: issues and experience
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