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An Empirical Evaluation of Irrigation Insurance for Agricultural Systems in the Mexican Northwest

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Leiva, Akssell J.
Skees, Jerry R.
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Prototype inflow-based derivative contracts are designed to hedge irrigation risk in the Rio Mayo Valley of Sonora, Mexico. The results indicate that an 18-month contract is feasible given the specific characteristics of the region selected for the study.

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Paper provided by Canadian Agricultural Economics Society in its series Annual Meeting, May 25-28, 2006, Montreal, Quebec with number 34177.

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  1. Iglesias, Eva & Garrido, Alberto & Gomez-Ramos, Almudena, 2003. "Evaluation of drought management in irrigated areas," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 29(2), pages 211-229, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Skees, Jerry & Varangis, Panos & Larson, Donald & Siegel, Paul, 2002. "Can financial markets be tapped to help poor people cope with weather risks ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2812, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Turner, Brenda & Perry, Gregory M., 1997. "Agriculture To Instream Water Transfers Under Uncertain Water Availability: A Case Study Of The Deschutes River, Oregon," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 22(02), December. [Downloadable!]
  4. Naylor, Rosamond L. & Falcon, Walter P. & Puente-Gonzalez, Arturo, 2001. "Policy Reforms And Mexican Agriculture: Views From The Yaqui Valley," Economics Program Papers 23719, CIMMYT: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. [Downloadable!]
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