Risk and the Smallholder Farmer

Farmer with load on shoulders

The definition of risk used by the HarvestChoice project does not frame risk as inherently bad. After all, farmers and other individuals often voluntarily subject themselves to risks that can be avoided. That is, some individuals may view risk as undesirable, others may not care, while still others may view it as desirable. Individuals who find risk undesirable are commonly referred to as risk averse. Individuals who do not care are commonly referred to as risk neutral. Individuals who find risk desirable are often referred to as risk preferring, loving, or attracted.

Esri features HarvestChoice (Again!) in FARMD Article

Fueled by a commitment to help society, agriculture is on Esri's mind. In fact, the World Bank asked them to write about it for FARMD: The Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development. And what did Esri –The global leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) software and geodatabase management applications – write about? HarvestChoice!

CLIMEX: Predicting the Effects of Climate on Plants and Animals: User Guide

Publishing Details

Publication Type: 
Report
Authored by:
Sutherst, Robert W.; Maywald, G.F.; Yonow, T.; Stevens, P.M.
Publisher: 
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Publication Year: 
1999
Pages: 
88
Publication Place: 
Collingwood, Australia

Risk: What It Means to Us, and Why It Matters (Video)

Risk: we all know what that means, right? But why is it such a critical part of our HarvestChoice portfolio, what does it mean when you look through the lens of farming in Sub-Saharan Africa?

How We're Pioneering the Mapping of Pests (Video)

Jason Beddow of HarvestChoice and the University of Minnesota, along with Darren Kriticos of CSIRO, explain how HarvestChoice is revolutionizing the science of tracking -- and predicting -- the paths of devastating crop pests and diseases such as UG99.

Strategic Approaches to Targeting Technology Generation: Assessing the Coincidence of Poverty and Drought-prone Crop Production

Publishing Details

Publication Type: 
Journal Article
Authored by:
Hyman, Glenn; Fujisaka, Sam; Jones, Peter; Wood, Stanley; De Vicente, M. Carmen; Dixon, John
Publication Date: 
August, 2008
Journal Title: 
Agricultural Systems
Journal Volume: 
98
Journal Issue: 
1
Page Range: 
50-61
DOI: 
10.1016/j.agsy.2008.04.001

Science, Technology and Skills

Publishing Details

Publication Type: 
Report
Authored by:
Pardey, Philip G.; James, Jennifer; Alston, Julian; Wood, Stanley; Koo, Bonwoo; Binenbaum, Eran; Hurley, Terrance M.; Glewwe, Paul; Mayer, Jorge; Jones, Richard; De Groote, Hugo; Kanampiu, Fred; McDermott, John; Jost, Christine; Mariner, Jeffrey
Publisher: 
University of Minnesota, International Science and Technology Practice and Policy Center (InSTePP)
Publication Date: 
October, 2007
Pages: 
95
Publication Place: 
St. Paul, MN

Abstract

Chapter/Section Titles: Introduction: Global agricultural productivity, Crop yield variability; The changing context for agricultural R&D...

A Review of Agricultural Production Risk in the Developing World

Publishing Details

Publication Type: 
Report
Authored by:
Hurley, Terrance M.
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice
Publication Year: 
2010
Series: 
Working Paper
Pages: 
56

Abstract

Many of the poor in the developing world rely on agriculture for their livelihood.

Risk

Risk

By all accounts, farming is a risky occupation. Crop success is inextricably linked to complex physical and biological processes that can only be partly controlled by farmers.

Policy

Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Project, Cornell University (BGRI)

The HarvestChoice focus on combining economics with spatial and other analysis means we are exploring and defining a number of multidisciplinary fields that don't neatly fit into our other cate

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