Torriani, Daniele Simone; Calanca, Pierluigi; Beniston, … - In: Agricultural Finance Review 68 (2008) September, pp. 67-81
The effectiveness of hedging drought risks with weather derivatives was investigated for rain-fed grain maize production in Switzerland under current (1981-2003) and projected future (2070-2100) climatic conditions. Depending on location, hedging reduced the value-at- (VaR) measure to a variable...