ECONOMIC COSTS OF DROUGHT AND RICE FARMERS RISK COPING MECHANISMS: A CROSS COUNTRY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

The economic costs of drought and rice farmers' coping mechanisms are analyzed using time series and farm survey data from China, India and Thailand. The economic cost was estimated to be 2-6% of the value of output. Farmers' coping mechanisms were found to be inadequate in preventing consumption shortfall.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Pandey, Sushil ; Bhandari, Humnath ; Sharan, Ramesh ; Taunk, Sudhir K. ; Naik, Dibakar ; Prapertchob, Preeda ; Ding, Shijun
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Farm Management

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO Number 19966
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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