Adaptive capacity contributing to improved agricultural productivity at the household level: Empirical findings highlighting the importance of crop insurance

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 782-790

  Panda, Architesh ^a   Sharma, Upasna ^b   Ninan, K N ^a   Patt, Anthony ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Climate change; Differential vulnerability; India

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; LITERATURE REVIEW; STATE ROLE; VULNERABILITY;

INDIA; ODISHA;

EID: 84878545957     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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