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Model choice and size distribution : a Bayequentist approach

Engler, John-Oliver; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2013

then illustrate our approach, and demonstrate its usefulness, with a sample of commercial cattle farms in Namibia. In …

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Determinants and interactions of sustainability and risk management of commercial cattle farmers in Namibia

Ingenillem, Jessica; Merz, Joachim; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2014

commercial cattle farming in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia. Cattle farmers in Namibia act within a coupled ecological …

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Bush encroachment control and risk management in semi-arid rangelands

Lukomska, Natalia; Quaas, Martin F.; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2010

We study the role of bush encroachment control for a farmer's income and income risk in a stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid rangelands. In particular, we study debushing as an instrument of risk management that complements the choice of an adaptive grazing...

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Pitfalls and Potential of Institutional Change : Rain-Index Insurance and the Sustainability of Rangeland Management

Müller, Birgit; Quaas, Martin F.; Frank, Karin; … - 2011

Rain-index insurance is strongly advocated in many parts of the developing world to help farmers coping with climatic risk that prevails in (semi-)arid rangelands due to low and highly uncertain rainfall. We present a modeling analysis of how the availability of rain-index insurance affects the...

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Sustainable Use of Ecosystem Services Under Multiple Risks – A Survey of Commercial Cattle Farmers in Semi-Arid Rangelands in Namibia

Olbrich, Roland; Quaas, Martin F.; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2010

farmers in semi-arid rangelands of Namibia, a system that features risks on various space and time scales. Here we present a …

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Sustainable use of ecosystem services under multiple risks : a survey of commercial cattle farmers in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia

Olbrich, Roland; Quaas, Martin F.; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2009

farmers in semi-arid rangelands of Namibia, a system that features risks on various space and time scales. Here we present a …

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Characterizing commercial cattle farms in Namibia : risk, management and sustainability

Olbrich, Roland; Quaas, Martin F.; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2012

Commercial cattle farming in Namibia, a prime example of livestock farming in semi-arid rangelands, is subject to a …Commercial cattle farming in Namibia, a prime example of livestock farming in semi-arid rangelands, is subject to a … characterization of this system in respect to risk, management and sustainability. -- cattle farming ; semi-arid rangelands ; Namibia …

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Determinants of Farm Size and Stocking Rate in Namibian Commercial Cattle Farming

Engler, John-Oliver - 2018

Utilizing a data set of 399 Namibian commercial cattle farmers, we provide a detailed empirical analysis of farm management under highly variable rainfall. Particularly, we provide an econometric analysis of what personal characteristics of the farmer, environmental characteristics, and...

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Determinants and Interactions of Sustainability and Risk Management of Commercial Cattle Farmers in Namibia

Ingenillem, Jessica - 2014

commercial cattle farming in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia. Cattle farmers in Namibia act within a coupled ecological …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050400

Risk Preferences Under Heterogeneous Environmental Risk

Olbrich, Roland; Quaas, Martin F.; Haensler, Andreas; … - 2014

We study risk preferences and their determinants for commercial cattle farmers in Namibia who are subject to high …

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