Weather Derivatives and Water Management in Developing Countries: An Application for an Irrigation District in Central Mexico
This paper analyzes possible improvements to water allocation from introducing weather derivatives as an insurance instrument in irrigation districts with no water markets and two cropping seasons. Dry-season production depends completely on irrigation, while wet-season production depends on irrigat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Western Agricultural Economics Association
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
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| Online Access: | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/257995 |