Integrating high resolution soil data into federal crop insurance policy: Implications for policy and conservation
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- 作者：Joshua D. Woodard jdw277@cornell.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：RMA ; Risk Management Agency ; FCIC ; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation ; APH ; Actual Production History ; CLUs ; Common Land Units ; FSA ; Farm Service Agency ; SPR ; soil productivity rating
- 刊名：Environmental Science & Policy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：66
- 期：Complete
- 页码：93-100
- 全文大小：1194 K
文摘
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Integrating High Resolution Soil Data into Federal Crop Insurance Policy: Actuarial, Policy, and Sustainability Implications.
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United States agriculture is primarily supported through subsidized Federal Crop Insurance.
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Soil data are not incorporated into the pricing, leading to adverse selection.
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Omitting soil data leads to rating errors in excess of 200% in typical cases.
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Integrating soil data will improve the sustainability of this cornerstone policy.