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Adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties and interrelated climate smart agricultural practices in Nigeria by Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab, Shee, Apurba

“…BackgroundIn Sub-Saharan Africa, drought is one of the prevailing climatic conditions that has led to the modification of improved seeds to be resilient enough…”
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The Potential and Uptake of Remote Sensing in Insurance: A Review by de Leeuw, Jan, Vrieling, Anton, Shee, Apurba, Atzberger, Clement, Hadgu, Kiros M, Biradar, Chandrashekhar M, Keah, Humphrey, Turvey, Calum

“…Global insurance markets are vast and diverse, and may offer many opportunities for remote sensing. To date, however, few operational applications of remote…”
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Does crop diversity contribute to dietary diversity? Evidence from integration of vegetables into maize-based farming systems by Rajendran, Srinivasulu, Afari-Sefa, Victor, Shee, Apurba, Bocher, Temesgen, Bekunda, Mateete, dominick, Inviolate, Lukumay, Philipo Joseph

“…[...]Ruel [49] shows that DDS is a stronger determinant of nutrient adequacy than FVS. [...]increasing the number of food groups has a greater impact on…”
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Bounded learning-by-doing and sources of firm level productivity growth in colombian food manufacturing industry by Shee, Apurba, Stefanou, Spiro E.

“…This paper models the bounded learning concept with the learning progress function characterized by the degree of efficiency and the specification of the…”
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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ maize grain storage protection practices and understanding of the nutritional aspects of grain postharvest losses by Ngwenyama, Patrick, Siziba, Shephard, Nyanga, Loveness K., Stathers, Tanya E., Mubayiwa, Macdonald, Mlambo, Shaw, Nyabako, Tinashe, Bechoff, Aurélie, Shee, Apurba, Mvumi, Brighton M.

“…Poor storage methods lead to high postharvest losses in maize, an essential staple in sub-Saharan Africa. Smallholder farmers’ knowledge and awareness of…”
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Estimation of nutritional postharvest losses along food value chains: A case study of three key food security commodities in sub-Saharan Africa by Bechoff, Aurélie, Shee, Apurba, Mvumi, Brighton M., Ngwenyama, Patrick, Debelo, Hawi, Ferruzzi, Mario G., Nyanga, Loveness K., Mayanja, Sarah, Tomlins, Keith I.

“…Postharvest losses (PHLs) amplify food insecurity and reduce the amount of nutrients available to vulnerable populations, especially in the world's Low and…”
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Does simultaneous adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties and organic fertiliser affect productivity and welfare outcomes? Evidence from rural Nigeria by Oyetunde-Usman, Zainab, Shee, Apurba, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…The promotion of improved maize varieties and chemical fertilisers underscores many policy approaches addressing multiple production risks such as poor soil…”
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Evaluating the Gendered Credit Constraints and Uptake of an Insurance-Linked Credit Product Among Smallholder Farmers in Kenya by Timu, Anne G., Shee, Apurba, Ward, Patrick S., You, Liangzhi

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Heterogeneous Demand and Supply for an Insurance‐linked Credit Product in Kenya: A Stated Choice Experiment Approach by Shee, Apurba, Turvey, Calum G., Marr, Ana

“…We employ a discrete choice experiment to elicit demand and supply side preferences for insurance‐linked credit, a promising market‐based tool for managing…”
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Design and rating of risk-contingent credit for balancing business and financial risks for Kenyan farmers by Shee, Apurba, Turvey, Calum G., You, Liangzhi

“…Weather-related agricultural risks and limited access to credit are serious impediments to agricultural productivity and growth in developing countries. This…”
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Endogeneity Corrected Stochastic Production Frontier and Technical Efficiency by Shee, Apurba, Stefanou, Spiro e.

“…A major econometric issue in estimating production parameters and technical efficiency is the possibility that some forces influencing production are only…”
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Does simultaneous adoption of drought‐tolerant maize varieties and organic fertiliser affect productivity and welfare outcomes? Evidence from rural Nigeria by Oyetunde‐Usman, Zainab, Shee, Apurba, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…The promotion of improved maize varieties and chemical fertilisers underscores many policy approaches addressing multiple production risks such as poor soil…”
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Impacts of gender-inclusive extension approaches on farmer understanding and willingness to pay for bundled financial services by Timu, Anne G., Manoti, Dismas, Shee, Apurba, You, Liangzhi

“…Building the resilience of smallholder farmers, and their ability to cope with the negative impacts of climate shocks can significantly improve the…”
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Determinants of postharvest losses along smallholder producers maize and Sweetpotato value chains: an ordered Probit analysis by Shee, Apurba, Mayanja, Sarah, Simba, Eria, Stathers, Tanya, Bechoff, Aurelie, Bennett, Ben

“…Postharvest loss reduction throughout commodity value chains is an important pathway to food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, lack of…”
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Uptake of insurance-embedded credit in presence of credit rationing: evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Kenya by Ndegwa, Michael K, Shee, Apurba, Turvey, Calum G, You, Liangzhi

“…PurposeDrought-related climate risk and access to credit are among the major risks to agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers in Kenya. Farmers are…”
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Addressing Fractional Dimensionality in the Application of Weather Index Insurance and Climate Risk Financing in Agricultural Development: A Dynamic Triggering Approach by Turvey, Calum G., Shee, Apurba, Marr, Ana

“…Climate risk financing programs in agriculture have caught the attention of researchers and policy makers over the last decade. Weather index insurance has…”
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A Spatial Econometric Approach to Designing and Rating Scalable Index Insurance in the Presence of Missing Data by Woodard, Joshua D., Shee, Apurba, Mude, Andrew

“…Index-Based Livestock Insurance has emerged as a promising market-based solution for insuring livestock against drought-related mortality. The objective of…”
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Collateral-free lending with risk-contingent credit for agricultural development: indemnifying loans against pulse crop price risk in India by Shee, Apurba, Turvey, Calum G.

“…This article addresses the problem of collateral‐free lending in the context of agricultural development. We investigate a viable alternative to traditional…”
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A field study for assessing risk-contingent credit for Kenyan pastoralists and dairy farmers by Shee, Apurba, Turvey, Calum G, Woodard, Joshua

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the feasibility of risk-contingent credit (RCC) by presenting an experimental and participatory game designed…”
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Bounded learning efficiency and sources of firm level productivity growth by Shee, Apurba

“…The measurement of productivity fluctuations has been the focus of decades-long interest in the scholarly literature and among policy makers. In addition to…”
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