Guimaraes, Marcelo Fernandes; Nogueira, Jorge Madeira - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 47 (2009) 1
Agricultural insurance is considered to be an effective to manage rural risks. Surprisingly, its adoption by farmers is very limited all over the world. An outstanding exception is the United States of America, country in which this instrument has achieved remarkable success. Nevertheless, the...