Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the production risk for winter wheat producers in Beijing, China, particularly in its 13 districts. Design/methodology/approach – A parametric approach is used to model wheat‐yield distribution for samples and the Kolmogorov‐Smirnov test...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the factors affecting crop insurance purchases by farmers in Inner Mongolia, China. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of farmers in Inner Mongolia, China, is undertaken. Selected variables are used to explain crop insurance purchases,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation method for agricultural catastrophic risk. Design/methodology/approach – Data on agricultural disaster loss are collected based on hectares covered by natural disasters, hectares affected by natural disasters, and hectares...

Purpose – China frequently suffers from weather-related natural disasters and weather risk is recognized as a source of wide-spread systemic risk throughout large swaths of China. During these periods farmers' crops are at risk and for a largely poor population few can afford the turmoil to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation method for agricultural catastrophic risk. Design/methodology/approach – Data on agricultural disaster loss are collected based on hectares covered by natural disasters, hectares affected by natural disasters, and hectares...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the production risk for winter wheat producers in Beijing, China, particularly in its 13 districts. Design/methodology/approach – A parametric approach is used to model wheat-yield distribution for samples and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test is...