Laptop, livestock drawings and ricewine: A demand analysis for livestock insurance in Northern Vietnam

Isabel Fischer and Gertrud Buchenrieder, neé Schrieder

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2009, vol. 33, issue 1, 41-60

Abstract: Livestock plays a pivotal role for smallholder production systems in mountainous Northern Vietnam. Economic risks, especially the loss of livestock, are major reasons for slipping into poverty. Normally, insurance systems could step in to assist. In developing countries however, insurance markets are usually underdeveloped. For this study, field research on livestock insurance was carried out. We employed novel interactive computing tools and implemented an Adaptative Conjoint Analysis (ACA). One hundred and fifty five (155) farm households of different ethnic minority groups in Northern Vietnam contributed to the study. The pros and cons of livestock insurance are discussed and policy recommendations are presented to improve the overall situation of vulnerable households in mountainous Northern Vietnam.

Keywords: livestock insurance; adaptive conjoint analysis (ACA); risk management; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q14 Q16 R22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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