D-MTEC Media Update – Satellite-based drought insurance
D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentaries. Extreme weather poses increasing challenges to the agricultural sector. New insurance models based on satellite data may reduce the risk of drought for farmers, says Robert Finger, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy. Authorities could facilitate such models by giving all those involved better access to data sources.
Insuring crops from space
Robert Finger | Agricultural Economics and Policy
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Agricultural Sciences at ETH: 150 years to the top of the world
Robert Finger | Agricultural Economics and Policy
- 04.05.2021 | LID Landwirtschaftlicher Informationsdienst | German | external pageText
Labour market recovers from Covid-19
- 03.05.2021 | NZZ | German | external pageText
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