Mechanistic crop growth models are becoming increasingly important in agricultural research and are extensively used in climate change impact assessments. In such studies, statistics of crop yields are usually evaluated without the explicit consideration of sample size requirements. The purpose...

We analyze determinants of hail insurance use of Swiss farmers, covering the period 1990-2009 using FADN panel data. Mixed effect logistic regression models are estimated to identify the most important farm and farmer characteristics that determine insurance use. In addition, information on...

We investigate impacts of climate change (CC) and likely increases in price risks on income, income variability, utility and on adaptation responses in crop production in Western Switzerland. To this end, a bio-economic model is used that combines a crop growth model with an economic decision...

In order to analyze impacts of climate change on managed grassland systems and to project potential changes in farmers' management practices in response to altered climatic conditions, we develop a modeling approach that integrates a process-based grassland model into an economic model. This...

Landwirte sind bei der Weizenernte mit einem beachtlichen Wetterrisiko in Form von Ernteverlusten konfrontiert. Dem kann mit einer höheren Maschinendichte entgegengewirkt werden, was jedoch zu höheren Maschinenkosten führt. Der vorliegende Tradeoff zwischen Maschinenkosten und Ernterisiken...

Crop yield levels and crop yield variability depend to a high extent on climate conditions. Due to climate change the local crop growth conditions in Switzerland are expected to change. This study addresses the question how weather, soil and management factors influenced mean wheat yield levels...

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...