Postharvest loss reduction throughout commodity value chains is an important pathway to food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, lack of understanding of the location and share of the losses and associated factors along the postharvest value chains remains a major challenge to ...
Shee, Apurba
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Mayanja, S.
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Simba, E.
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Stathers, T.
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Bechoff, Aurélie
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Bennett, B.
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[Determinants of postharvest losses along smallholder producers maize and sweetpotato value chains: an ordered probit analysis]
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Determinants of postharvest losses along smallholder producers maize and sweetpotato value chains: an ordered probit analysis
Index-Based Livestock Insurance has emerged as a promising market-based solution for insuring livestock against drought-related mortality. The objective of this work is to develop an explicit spatial econometric framework to estimate insurable indexes that can be integrated within a general insur...
Woodard, J.D.
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Shee, Apurba
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[A spatial econometric approach to designing and rating scalable index insurance in the presence of missing data]
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A spatial econometric approach to designing and rating scalable index insurance in the presence of missing data
A major econometric issue in estimating production parameters and technical efficiency is the
possibility that some forces influencing production are only observed by the firm and not by
the econometrician. Not only can this misspecification lead to a biased inference on the output
elasticity of ...
Background
Maize is the most important staple crop for food security and livelihood of smallholder farmers in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, but it alone cannot ensure food security. Cropping patterns must be diversified to ensure an adequate supply and economic access to greater variety of fo...
Rajendran, S.
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Afari-Sefa, Victor
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Shee, Apurba
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Bocher, T.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Dominick, I.
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Lukumay, Philipo J.
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[Does crop diversity contribute to dietary diversity? evidence from integration of vegetables into maize‑based farming systems]
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Does crop diversity contribute to dietary diversity? evidence from integration of vegetables into maize‑based farming systems
Global insurance markets are vast and diverse, and may offer many opportunities for remote sensing. To date, however, few operational applications of remote sensing for insurance exist. Papers claiming potential application of remote sensing typically stress the technical possibilities, without c...
Leeuw, Jan de
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Vrieling, A.
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Shee, Apurba
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Atzberger, Clement
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Hadgu, K.M.
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Biradar, Chandrashekhar M.
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Keah, H.
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Turvey, C.G.
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[The potential and uptake of remote sensing in insurance: A review]
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The potential and uptake of remote sensing in insurance: A review