Rain fall risk, farmers perception and demand for insurance - Teshome, Hiwot;Bogale, Ayalneh
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It is known that agricultural producers around the world are exposed to a variety of income uncertainties, both market related such as price variations, as well as non-market related, unstable weather patterns. It is well known that these uncertainties induce significant income risks, particularly detrimental to small and/or poor producers in developing countries. Over the years, a range of risk management strategies have been used to reduce, or to assist smallholder farmers to absorb, some of agricultural risks. Since insurance is potentially an important instrument to transfer part of the…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
It is known that agricultural producers around the world are exposed to a variety of income uncertainties, both market related such as price variations, as well as non-market related, unstable weather patterns. It is well known that these uncertainties induce significant income risks, particularly detrimental to small and/or poor producers in developing countries. Over the years, a range of risk management strategies have been used to reduce, or to assist smallholder farmers to absorb, some of agricultural risks. Since insurance is potentially an important instrument to transfer part of the risks, this study try to assess weather related risks faced on smallholder farmers and their demand for the rainfall risk insurance. This book is addressing smallholder farmers' in Ethiopia whose livelihood is depend on agriculture, and are suffering from climate related risks.
Autorenporträt
The author was born in 1985. She joined Haramaya University in 2004 and completed her BSc in Agribusiness management in 2008. Two years latter she completed her MSc in Agricultural Economics at same University.In April 2011 she joined Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research(EIAR). Currently she has been working as a socio-economics researcher.