Abstract
The U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program has evolved from a government-run yield insurance program for wheat farmers to a public-private partnership that provides a variety of yield and revenue insurance products to producers of over 100 different crops. U.S. policy-makers continue to struggle with defining an appropriate role for the federal government in helping crop farmers manage revenue risk. New approaches using area-yield or weather-based options may hold promise for the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 539-551 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Global and Planetary Change
- Ecology
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Economics and Econometrics