FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN

Volume: 4 Number: 2 June 29, 2015
  • Sidra Ghazanfar
  • Zhang Qi Wen
  • Muhammad Abdullah
  • Jalil Ahmad
  • Imran Khan
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FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

Thisstudy was conducted to analyze the farmer’s willingness to pay for crop insurance and to investigate the factors that influence willingness to participate and pay for crop insurance. Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) and Heckman selection models were applied to analyze the primary data. Findings show that farmers were interested to pay minimum amount of premium, landholdings and farm income were found to be significant factors that influence farmer’s willingness to pay for crop insurance. While landholding, farm income, credit, loss experience, land tenure and expected yield were found to be significant influencing factors towards willingness to participate in crop insurance

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  1. • Aidoo, R., James, O. M., Prosper, W., & Awunyo-Vitor, D. (2014). Prospects of

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English

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Authors

Sidra Ghazanfar This is me

Zhang Qi Wen This is me

Muhammad Abdullah This is me

Jalil Ahmad This is me

Imran Khan This is me

Publication Date

June 29, 2015

Submission Date

November 8, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 4 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613

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https://izlik.org/JA59RN99XC

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APA
Ghazanfar, S., Wen, Z. Q., Abdullah, M., Ahmad, J., & Khan, I. (2015). FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN. Journal of Business Economics and Finance, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613
AMA
1.Ghazanfar S, Wen ZQ, Abdullah M, Ahmad J, Khan I. FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN. JBEF. 2015;4(2). doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613
Chicago
Ghazanfar, Sidra, Zhang Qi Wen, Muhammad Abdullah, Jalil Ahmad, and Imran Khan. 2015. “FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN”. Journal of Business Economics and Finance 4 (2). https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613.
EndNote
Ghazanfar S, Wen ZQ, Abdullah M, Ahmad J, Khan I (November 1, 2015) FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN. Journal of Business Economics and Finance 4 2
IEEE
[1]S. Ghazanfar, Z. Q. Wen, M. Abdullah, J. Ahmad, and I. Khan, “FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN”, JBEF, vol. 4, no. 2, Nov. 2015, doi: 10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613.
ISNAD
Ghazanfar, Sidra - Wen, Zhang Qi - Abdullah, Muhammad - Ahmad, Jalil - Khan, Imran. “FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN”. Journal of Business Economics and Finance 4/2 (November 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613.
JAMA
1.Ghazanfar S, Wen ZQ, Abdullah M, Ahmad J, Khan I. FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN. JBEF. 2015;4. doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613.
MLA
Ghazanfar, Sidra, et al. “FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN”. Journal of Business Economics and Finance, vol. 4, no. 2, Nov. 2015, doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613.
Vancouver
1.Sidra Ghazanfar, Zhang Qi Wen, Muhammad Abdullah, Jalil Ahmad, Imran Khan. FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CROP INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN. JBEF. 2015 Nov. 1;4(2). doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2015211613

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