The Risks in Agriculture, Farmers' Responses and Support Solutions in Nghe An

This study focuses on analyzing the risks that affect in agricultural production and response of farmers. Research data was collected in Nghe An, Vietnam with 200 samples, audited by Binary Logistic Model. The research results show that the main risks affecting agriculture in Nghe An are mainly weather risks, pest risks and economic risks. And to cope with those risks, farmers have chosen a number of response measures, based on the support of the government, that have yielded clear results. The study provides empirical evidence on the current situation of risk identification and how to choose to respond to risks in agriculture, offering solutions to help improve the agricultural risk management framework in Nghe An, Vietnam.

Agricultural risk management in small farms via innovations

Implementations of innovations in the agrarian sector would contribute to better risk management in the sector. Through the new achievements of science and the use of innovative methods and technologies, the stability of the sector can be increased as the farmer will be able to control the crisis processes and minimize unforeseen circumstances that can cause damage to the production in the farm. The purpose of the report is to identify and classify innovative practices and models to minimize the risk in the agrarian sector, particularly those suitable for small farms, and to summarize with the help of a survey of farmers' attitudes towards introducing innovations in their farms through which to limit the risk. The publication is based on the results of Project NI-16/2018 "Integrated approach to risk management in the agrarian sector" and is part of the dissemination of dissertation results in the field of innovation.

Reversal Nature in Rainfall Pattern Over the Indian Heavy and Low Rainfall Zones in the Recent Era

This study presents the reversal nature in rainfall over heavy rainfall zone (HRZ; more than 80% of the long-period average (LPA) of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR)) and low rainfall zone (LRZ; less than 40% of ISMR-LPA) in India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) high-resolution (0.25˚×0.25˚) dataset is used from 1901 to 2016. The single and multiple change point detection techniques are used to find the change in rainfall pattern over both the regions. Further, the study period is divided into two halves P1 (1901-1958) and P2 (1959-2016) in order to study change in rainfall pattern in the recent and past periods. In P2, rainfall pattern gets reversed and interestingly ISMR has shown an increasing trend over LRZ and a decreasing trend is noticed over HRZ and the results are statistically significant. The increasing/decreasing number of moderate and high intensity rainfall events are the main cause for this reversal pattern. Additionally, the number of dry days is increased over the HRZ and deceased over the LRZ. This study further confirms that ‘dry becomes drier and wet becomes wetter’ paradigm is not solely acceptable for India. The present study provides information about changes in dry days and ISMR variability in the context of climate change, which will be useful to agricultural risk management, water resources, drought monitoring, model developers, and policy planer on the adaptation strategies for climate change.

Comparative analysis of the agricultural risk administration mechanisms in Mexico

The agricultural sector in Mexico is vulnerable to climatic variations and the happening of natural disasters. We analyze the Component of Attention to Agricultural Incidents (CADENA in Spanish) that is focused on small peasants with low incomes, and without access to insurance coverage and the Agricultural and Rural Insurance Funds. (FAAR) they operate under the logic of mutualism, so they only offer coverage to their partners. The geographic coverage of both mechanisms is differentiated; the FAAR concentrate their operation in regions with high commercial value agriculture and the CADENA operates throughout the country promoting incentives for contracting catastrophic insurances in municipalities with high and a very high degree of marginalization. It is concluded that both mechanisms complement each other as a public policy for agricultural risk management.

Intention Level of Farmers to Use Information Communication Technologies for Agricultural Risk Management in Malaysia

Climate changes are changing intentions of farmers to tackle climate variations in various ways. Information and Communication Technologies are proving to assist farmers to manage agricultural risk timely and with fewer efforts. Intention of farmers to use ICTs in the context of agricultural risk management is important to understand. Therefore, the present study was designed to examine intention of the farmers from the context of Malaysia. The field survey of three selected states was conducted in which 350 farmers were chosen through multi stage cluster sampling technique. The Likert scale items measuring 1 as strongly disagree to 5 as strongly agree were used in the research instrument to assess intention of the respondents. The findings revealed that the farmers showed positive intention to use ICTs for agricultural risk management from the future lens. The overall level of intention was also high. However, internet speed, small screen display and battery issues could halt intention of the farmers to harness potential of digital technologies as reported by the farmers. Thus, the study recommends that agricultural extension service providers are required to introduce various digital skill development programs for the farmers exclusively resource poor and less digital familiar farmers to reduce the risk in the agricultural sector stem from climate changes. Keywords: intention, farmers, ICTs, agricultural risk management, Malaysia