Enabling Productive But Asset-Poor Jamaican Farmers to Succeed

10 Pages Posted: 1 Mar 2006

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Peter W. Jones

Economic Development Institute Jamaica

Date Written: August 2005

Abstract

21st century thinking on this area of agricultural development speaks to enabling productive but asset-poor Jamaican farmers to succeed through market-based risk financing instruments(which would assist greatly in the 100% increase he is asking of Portland Farmers).

Market-based risk financing instruments could enable asset-poor but productive farmers exposed to production shocks to engage in riskier but higher return agricultural activities.

Keywords: Jamaican farmers, Agricultural Development Jamaica, Jamaica Agricultural Society(JAS), Jamaican farmers

JEL Classification: E61,N56

Suggested Citation

Jones, Peter W., Enabling Productive But Asset-Poor Jamaican Farmers to Succeed (August 2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=886046 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.886046

Peter W. Jones (Contact Author)

Economic Development Institute Jamaica ( email )

Kingston, 10
Jamaica

HOME PAGE: http://www.economicdevelopmentinstitutejamaica.bravesites.com

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