Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila
Timely evaluation of new technology performance is extremely important for international research centers. As part of the evaluation efforts of new bean technology currently in process at CIAT, a mathematical model of the bean farm is being implemented. One of its features is the incorporation of ri...
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
1980
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| author | Arcia, G |
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| author_facet | Arcia, G |
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| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Timely evaluation of new technology performance is extremely important for international research centers. As part of the evaluation efforts of new bean technology currently in process at CIAT, a mathematical model of the bean farm is being implemented. One of its features is the incorporation of risk aversion on the farmer`s objective function. The present paper deals with the methods and results of the elicitation of risk aversion among farmers in S. Huila, Colombia. The results seem to indicate that farmers are generaly risk averse when faced with uncertain options. Furthermore, their degree of risk aversion is significantly inverse to subsistence security. Regressions of socioeconomic factors on risk aversion indicate that there is room for risk aversion reduction through policy instruments. (AS) |
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| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 1980 |
| publishDateRange | 1980 |
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| spelling | CGSpace719242025-11-05T18:06:25Z Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila Arcia, G phaseolus vulgaris technology evaluation economics income production Timely evaluation of new technology performance is extremely important for international research centers. As part of the evaluation efforts of new bean technology currently in process at CIAT, a mathematical model of the bean farm is being implemented. One of its features is the incorporation of risk aversion on the farmer`s objective function. The present paper deals with the methods and results of the elicitation of risk aversion among farmers in S. Huila, Colombia. The results seem to indicate that farmers are generaly risk averse when faced with uncertain options. Furthermore, their degree of risk aversion is significantly inverse to subsistence security. Regressions of socioeconomic factors on risk aversion indicate that there is room for risk aversion reduction through policy instruments. (AS) 1980 2016-02-29T17:13:28Z 2016-02-29T17:13:28Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71924 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture ARCIA, G. 1980. Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 20 p.. (Seminarios internos. Serie SE-08-80) |
| spellingShingle | phaseolus vulgaris technology evaluation economics income production Arcia, G Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila |
| title | Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila |
| title_full | Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila |
| title_short | Attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern Huila |
| title_sort | attitudes toward risk among small farmers in southern huila |
| topic | phaseolus vulgaris technology evaluation economics income production |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71924 |
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