scholarly journals Risk aversion level influence on farmer’s decision to participate in crop insurance: A review

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 481-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizky Yanuarti ◽  
Joni Murti Mulyo Aji ◽  
Mohammad Rondhi

Agricultural insurance in Indonesia is focused specifically on rice farming and is locally known as Asuransi Usahatani Padi (AUTP). To encourage farmer participation, the government subsidises farmers’ cost of insurance (premium) by 80%. Despite high subsidy, AUTP is still unable to reach the coverage target. The objectives of this study are to investigate farmers’ Risk Aversion Level (RAL), its influence on farmers’ decision to participate in AUTP, and the effect of farmers’ participation in AUTP on their income. The result of this study can contribute to enriching agriculture insurance literature from the point of view of developing countries and catalyse other studies on this matter especially in Indonesia. The analysis methods used in this study were multiple pricelist designs and propensity score matching with a logistic regression model. 130 farmers were interviewed. The results showed that farmers tend to have a high level of risk aversion (82.3% of farmers insure almost all of their land). RAL has a significant effect on farmers’ decision to purchase AUTP (< 0.01). A positive value of Average Treatment on the Treated (ATT) indicated that participation in AUTP has a positive impact on farmers’ income. AUTP is able to absorb production risks and encourage use of high input in farming.

2013 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 861-868
Author(s):  
Ho Szu Lin ◽  
Jyh Dong Lin ◽  
Jia Ruey Chang

The HsinChu County Government has placed great emphasis on the construction and maintenance of road infrastructure. It has exerted great efforts to enhance not only essential needs such as Roads should be smooth, drains should be unobstructed, and streetlamps should be illuminated, but also the performance of maintenance and management for roads by means of five aspects. These aspects include legislation, policies, systems, implementation, and techniques. From the point of view of legislation, the government has enacted regulation such as The Bylaw of Road Management in HsinChu County, and amended regulations such as The Bylaw of Road Excavation Management in HsinChu County and The Regulations of Urban Road Management in HsinChu County in the past two years. From the point of view of policies, the government has budgeted for the Smooth Roads Project every year regardless of any financial deficiencies in the government. From the point of view of systems, the government has drawn up preliminary maintenance plans for roads, created standard operating procedures (SOPs) of maintenance activities, and developed road inspection systems. From the point of view of implementation, the government has developed a Pavement Management System in HsinChu County, initiated a Road Excavation Management System, and created an excavation application and control procedure. From the point of view of technologies, the government has established geographic information for roads in HsinChu County so as to enhance the administrative and operational efficiency of inspections using the Application (APP) system. This study, which mainly focuses on county, rural and partial urban roads in the HsinChu County, presents the relevant legislation and systems drawn up by the government, that have a positive impact for governmental implementation to the public.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Muh. Nasir ◽  
Muhlis Madani ◽  
Anwar Parawangi

This study aims to analyze to describe the implementation of farmer empowerment, capacity, government capacity in empowerment used in organic farmers and to describe knowledge, development, and empowerment of organic farmers. This research method is a qualitative approach by analyzing all data and information sourced from primary and secondary data with interview and observation techniques in the Biangloe Village, Pajukukang District, Bantaeng Regency, the Agriculture Service Food Security Service of Bantaeng Regency. The results showed that the support program for empowerment of groups of farmers / organic farmers had knowledge, skills in organic rice farming, the abilities that had been obtained had a positive impact on farmers, on the aspect of saving on organic fertilizer financing, improved rice production which was supported by the adoption of planting patterns, prices the promising organic rice, the health side is safer. Several policy aspects in the development of organic rice farming are referred to here. The first aspect; The sustainability of either the national standard or the standard operating language for organic procedures does not have legality, meaning that the government is still in the inland process for assistance that will be provided to organic farmers, both guidance and supervision as well as competent institutions that will be involved. The second aspect; Farmer group institutions have not contributed much in the planning process of organic rice farmer activities in villages and are more focused on inorganic agriculture, but on the other hand, the RPJMDes dominance has been included in the document even though the realization is still considered unsatisfactory for all parties. Prime program planning can still be improved, its coordination and scope can be expanded across SKPD networks across actors / agencies, planning program needs to support organic farming in villages and in general Bantaeng Regency.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Rina Herlina ◽  
Asep Dudi Kurnia ◽  
Didih Faridah

This study is a survey- based research about teachers’ perception on classroom action research in English education among English teachers  in  Ciamis.  The objective of  the study  is to investigate how English teachers perceive on classroom action research in teaching English. It varies among English teachers, indeed. Thus, this survey reveals their sight, point of view, and expectation toward classroom action research. Open-ended questionnaire is the only instrument given to 20 respondents during the survey. It consists of 4 questions. Simple random sampling has been applied. All of them are English teachers from elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools and vocational schools in Ciamis. Ten of them are civil servants and the other ten are not. They are from certified and non certified teachers. The survey result shows different English teachers’ perception on classroom action research in percentage display taken from four questions.  Almost all respondents know the function of classroom action research in connection with finding the solution of overcoming some students’ learning problems in the classroom. Some of them have ever made classroom action research and know its procedure. All of them expect the government not to put pressure on English teachers to make classroom action research as the requirement unless they will get sanction due to the fact that it is instructed by the Education and Culture ministry. The conclusion is classroom action research has been a big concern among English teachers in Ciamis. The suggestion then goes to all English teachers to conduct classroom action research as an action to develop their teaching quality not to gain the government reward. Keywords: classroom action research, English teachers, teachers’ perception


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Rakhat Sulaimanova ◽  

The article presents the analysis of the concept of competence approach from modern positions and from the point of view of the possibilities of transition to a new educational paradigm on its basis. The beginning of the new Millennium is characterized by global changes and profound processes in almost all spheres of human activity, especially in the field of communication technologies and education, as they are all closely interrelated. Currently, there is a transition to such an information society, in which the processes of generation, integration and dissemination of knowledge become a priority, and they should have a positive impact on the formation of a new paradigm of both education in General and private educational concepts and systems. This paradigm is aimed at the quality of modern education as a process and result of University practice and its quality management.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulwali H. Aldahmash ◽  
Saeed M. Alshmrani ◽  
Abdo N. Almufti

AbstractThe importance of reflection in teaching and learning lies in encouraging one to view problems from different perspectives. Reflective practice can be useful in designing teacher education and sustainable professional development. Conscious reflection is an important element for helping teachers and learners in problem-solving and decision-making processes and fostering their critical-thinking abilities. The aim of the present research was to investigate teachers’ views about the nature of their experiences with reflective practices and reflective teaching. A survey consisted of three dimensions used to collect the data. It was distributed to 458 (237 male and 221 female) science teachers working at high schools in Saudi Arabia. The results have indicated that teacher practices of almost all reflective activities included in the three dimensions “the extent of practicing reflection”, “areas of practicing reflection”, and “ways of practicing reflection” are at “high” level from their point of view. The results have also shown that there are no significant differences in the teachers’ views about their practices of reflective activities related to their gender, or experiences in the teaching profession.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-76
Author(s):  
Agung Surya Dwianto

In many countries, especially in developing countries, there are many social problems that need to be resolved. The high level of poverty and unemployment, the lack of available health facilities, or the low quality of existing education, is an acute problem that becomes a tough domestic work for a developing country's government. Given the current global conditions, where free competition is inevitable, it certainly adds to the long list of strategies that the government must take to tackle various social problems. The government can not struggle and work alone in dealing with the complexity of the existing problems, it is certainly necessary for the active role of all elements of the society so that the problems that whack, can unravel and be solved. One step that can be taken by the government in order to empower and protect the people in the era of free competition is to support, develop, and multiply the existence of social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship has the potential to provide some social solutions that affect a country.This paper shows the concept of social entrepreneurship as historical background, characteristics, challenges faced and business model of social entrepreneurship in order to overcome various social problems that can have a positive impact on economic development.


2014 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 63-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaclovas Lakis ◽  
Jurga Nemanytė

Veiklos auditas yra labai svarbi priemonė užtikrinant tinkamą kiekvienos valstybės viešojo sektoriaus funkcionavimą ir valstybės lėšų bei turto naudojimą. Galutinis veiklos audito dokumentas yra ataskaita, kurioje pateikiamos audito rekomendacijos. Jose nurodomi nustatytų klaidų ir trūkumų šalinimo būdai. Rekomendacijų įgyvendinimas yra vienas iš svarbiausių audito rezultatyvumo matavimo rodiklių.Straipsnio tikslas yra ištirti valstybinio audito rekomendacijų pobūdį ir jų įgyvendinimo problemas. Straipsnyje nagrinėjama veiklos audito mastas ir metodai, rekomendacijų samprata ir svarba, veiklos audito metu atskleisti trūkumai, pateiktų rekomendacijų pobūdis ir jų įgyvendinimo problemos.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: veiklos auditas, rekomendacijos, stebėsena.The significance of recommendations in ensuring the results of performance audit in public sectorVaclovas Lakis, Jurga Nemanytė SummaryEvery country, in order to finance public sector allocates much finances (funds). Performance audit evaluates it from the point of view of efficiency and effectiveness, which is performed by high level auditing institutions. The most risky areas of public sector are analyzed during the process of auditing. Therefore, in the process of research (investigation) the conclusions and the connection with the submitted recommendations were analyzed for the period of 2008–2012. There were defined 11 mistakes and several groups of shortcomings. Many shortcomings are related with public administration, not properly regulated certain processes or institutional performance, the determined regulations are not followed, the performance lacks control, the funds (finances) are not effectively used, the co-operation is rather negligible.Some mistakes and shortcomings appear systematically, which implicate, that the entities under auditing and governmental institutions do not pay proper attention to implementation of recommendations presented by performance auditors. Hence, having produced performance auditing, the highest audit institution provides recommendations to the entity under auditing, how to eliminate identified shortcomings and what measures should be taken in order to avoid the occurrence of such shortcomings in the future. In literature and auditing manuals it is stated, that the audited entity makes a decision on how to implement the recommendations. However, this opinion is not completely correct. It should not be assumed, that such institutions which undergo recommendations of auditing can decide on their own whether to follow these recommendations or not. Therefore, if it depended on the decision made by the entity under auditing the post-auditing activity would loosen its importance and performance would depend on the quality of recommendations.Moreover, the auditors must be very prudent in formulating recommendations; much more attention should be paid to the steps which have to be taken, but not to the process of doing it. According to each performance auditing result several recommendations can be provided to different institutions. During the period 2008–2012 – 964 recommendations were presented to different institutions. The greatest number of recommendations was addressed to the Government and other ministries. They are related with the necessity of changing regulations. According to the data presented by state control, 92% of presented recommendations were implemented. In fact, audited entities agree with the presented recommendations and seek to implement them. However, when the audited entities disagree with the provided recommendations they usually state, that recommendations are not relevant and the process of implementation is rather complicated. Therefore, the performance auditors should co-operate with audited entities in order to put into practice the recommendations, otherwise some unforeseen difficulties may occur.an>


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Djoko Marihandono

Java islands as one of the colonies on the European nations in Asia, had several changes since the Dutch Government liquidated the operation. This condition was caused by the change of the political constellation in Europe since the end of this century. As we knew that since 1795 till 1813, the Netherland was dominated by the French. From the year 1795, in January, the Bataafsche Republic was established in Netherland, supported by French after the governor (Staathouder) escaped by leaving his country to London. The result of this fact, the changes were happened in all provinces in Netherland and in almost of its colonies, included in Java. The form of the government was changed because of the implementation of the French Revolutionary ideas. How to overlook the colonies were different compared by the VOC era.  In VOC era, East India had been looked as the economical point of view. In the other hand, in Bataafsche Republic era, it had been considered as the integrated territory of French. So, there was a different management of both. During the VOC era, East India was placed under the Ministry of trade and colony regions. Then, in the Bataafsche Republic era, it was located under the Ministry of Maritime Army and the Colonies.The status of this colony was totally changed. The consequence of this change, there were a reformation of the social, politic and economic. The influences of the liberation idea, the main idea of French Revolution, was applied in almost all the regulations of its colony regions. Human rights guaranteed the rights not only as individual but also as a member of society. The Governor General deliberated all slaves in Java and others several islands to be trained as the soldiers.From the French point of view, Java would be set as centre of the French strategy in the effort to reoccupy India as before. According to Napoleon Bonaparte, India had natural resources more than the riches of all European kingdoms. So, the position of Java island geographically was very important because of his location was directly in front of India Ocean, and the military troupes could directly attack India.  Java which was very rich of the natural resources as wood as the basic materials of ship industry, potassium nitrate, as the materials of ammunition and the Javanese who had the very special endurance were considered by the Emperor as a very ideal island. The Javanese could compete the Sepoy soldiers, the Indian indigenous soldiers formed by the British. So, Napoleon Bonaparte considered that the Javanese would be prepared to realize the Napoleonic strategy. Java had to be saved from the British attack.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yasir Yusuf ◽  
Rahmat Fadhil ◽  
T. Saiful Bahri ◽  
Hafiizh Maulana

Agricultural Insurance as an embodiment of farmer protection and empowerment is carried out with The Rice Farming Business Insurance (AUTP) facility with an insurance premium scheme by the Government of 80% and 20% by farmers. This study aims to simulate the AUTP premium based on government's subsidy and farmers' self-subsistent premium. The simulation test used panel data estimates in Indonesia Province during 2016-2019. The AUTP premium simulation was identified through the Moderating Regression Analysis (MRA) approach, with the moderate variables being government subsidies and farmers' self-subsistent premium. The Government's premium subsidy policy became a pure moderator that significantly increased the AUTP land area by 0.057%. Meanwhile, the coefficient of the farmers' self-subsistent premium variable has a negative and significant effect on the realization of AUTP in Indonesia. The results of the policy simulation emphasize the importance of the government's role in encouraging the increase in the realization of AUTP through subsidizing premium assistance to farmers. The implication of this simulation of the MRA model is that the response and participation rate of the farmers' premium payments independently is not followed by an increase in the realization of AUTP in Indonesia. The policy implications in the simulation of the two equation models conclude the importance of managing subsidized farmer premium payments and self-subsistent schemes based on insured land and farmer insurance policy. Agricultural insurance policy needs to adopt risk management tools, diversify agricultural insurance programs, and calculate the willingness to pay agricultural insurance premiums appropriately.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-179
Author(s):  
Svetlana A. Ezerinya ◽  

By the 1830s, the role of literature and journalism in shaping public opinion and promoting state ideology was growing in Russia. One of the first attempts of the government to take control of this process was the decision to publish The Journal of the Ministry of Education, with a mandatory review of domestic periodicals. The most important communicative purpose of the review of texts was to familiarize readers with the most important and well-meaning publications of Russian-language periodicals from the point of view of editorial reviewers. The inherent evaluative component of these texts is obvious, for the purpose of which all possible linguistic means allowed within the official publication were used, a significant role among which was assigned to evaluative adjectives and attributive collocations as the most capacious and concise characteristics of the described object. The objects of macro-evaluation through adjectives were peer-reviewed articles, their authors and periodicals on the whole; relevance, quality, educational value, accuracy and usefulness of the publications, their compliance with the official views, the author’s style, some individual facts of their content, etc. were subjectto adjectival micro-evaluation. In the journal’s reviews of Russian periodicals, there are approximately100 different-typed evaluative adjectives, including both adjectives of general evaluation (otlichnyi, otmennyi, prevoskhodnyi, khoroshii, etc.) and of a partial one. The mostcommonly used of all evaluative adjectives throughout the existence of reviews were the adjectives liubopytnyi ‘having cognitive value’ and zamechatel’nyi ‘worthy of attention’, which cover almost all sections in the reviews. By the 1860s, the style of writing media-reviews in the journal became well established. During this time, individual author’s words and attributive collocations almost go out of use and rows of homogeneous attributes become rare. Additionally, the range of evaluative adjectives involved is narrowed and impoverished, and they themselves get an exclusively neutral stylistic colour, which is specific to the official publication.


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