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Factors Influencing the Take-Up of Agricultural Insurance and the Entry into the Mutual Fund: A Case Study of the Czech Republic

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  • Sofia Kislingerová

    (Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Mánesova 75, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic)

  • Jindřich Špička

    (Faculty of Business Administration, Prague University of Economics and Business, W. Churchill Sq. 4, 130 67 Prague 3, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The objective of the study was to identify the main factors influencing farmers’ willingness to take up agricultural insurance and participate in a mutual fund for non-insurable risks in the Czech Republic. Responses from 214 representative farms were processed using descriptive statistics, paired t -tests, binary logistic regression, and contingency analysis. The regression model showed the influences of agricultural area, distrust in insurance companies, the probability of losing more than 20% of production, the price of insurance premiums, and having a developed formal strategy on the likelihood of taking up agricultural insurance. Unlike previous empirical studies, this study did not attempt to look at agricultural insurance as an isolated risk management tool but rather to show the interrelationship between farmers’ decisions to join a mutual fund and their choice of agricultural insurance. Farmers expect most agricultural production risks to become significantly more important. With the ongoing economic crisis in the EU, there is growing pressure to reduce ad hoc public spending on coverage of non-insurable risks and to seek alternative solutions. The study also shows the need for a holistic approach to the design of risk management support systems in EU countries.

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  • Sofia Kislingerová & Jindřich Špička, 2022. "Factors Influencing the Take-Up of Agricultural Insurance and the Entry into the Mutual Fund: A Case Study of the Czech Republic," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-17, August.
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