Agricultural Finance Review: Volume 75 Issue 3

Agricultural credit and economic growth in rural areas

Valentina Hartarska, Denis Nadolnyak, Xuan Shen

In this paper, the authors set out to establish if there is a link between finance and economic growth in rural areas. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relation…

The pricing of community supported agriculture shares: evidence from New England

Thomas W. Sproul, Jaclyn D. Kropp, Kyle D. Barr

Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs allow consumers to buy a share of a farm’s production while providing working capital and risk management benefits for farmers…

A field study for assessing risk-contingent credit for Kenyan pastoralists and dairy farmers

Apurba Shee, Calum G. Turvey, Joshua Woodard

The purpose of this paper is to assess the feasibility of risk-contingent credit (RCC) by presenting an experimental and participatory game designed to explain the concept of RCC…

Does federal crop insurance lead to higher farm debt use? Evidence from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)

Jennifer E Ifft, Todd Kuethe, Mitch Morehart

– The purpose of this paper is to consider how the federal crop insurance (FCI) program influences farm debt use, one of the key financial decisions made by farm operators.

Geographical diversification in wheat farming: a copula-based CVaR framework

Ryan Larsen, David Leatham, Kunlapath Sukcharoen

Portfolio theory suggests that geographical diversification of production units could potentially help manage the risks associated with farming, yet little research has been done…

Determinants of farm income

Jayson Beckman, David Schimmelpfennig

The recent fluctuations in farm income remind us of the boom-bust nature of the agricultural sector. To better understand these fluctuations in farm income, the purpose of this…

Socioemotional wealth in the family farm

Jonathan B Dressler, Loren Tauer

A family member may work for the family business even though the direct financial benefits he or she may receive in the form of a salary may be lower than what could be earned…

Impact of futures trading on volatility of spot market-a case of guar seed

Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Meenakshi Malhotra

Guar Seed crop is ruling the Indian International business mainly due to its application as a drilling fluid in shale energy industry concentrated in the USA. One of the…