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On Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 10:31:32â¯AM UTC-7, Fred Bloggs wrote:
India, the world\'s most populous nation, doesn\'t have crop insurance, as I understand it.
Alas, \'price\' and \'system\' and \'control\' are just market terms: simultaneous crop failures worldwide aren\'t
survivable because of such. That takes warehousing, and seed banks, and real backup plans against
unpredictable weather events. Me, I\'ve got canned and dry goods for a few months...
On Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 12:20:49â¯PM UTC-4, Anthony William Sloman wrote:
Unfortunately farmers don\'t have strict control over production. Natural variation in climate always has unpredictable effects on yield.
That\'s why all the advanced nations have a system of crop insurance in place. It\'s the price they have to pay to keep their agricultural supply stable.
India, the world\'s most populous nation, doesn\'t have crop insurance, as I understand it.
Alas, \'price\' and \'system\' and \'control\' are just market terms: simultaneous crop failures worldwide aren\'t
survivable because of such. That takes warehousing, and seed banks, and real backup plans against
unpredictable weather events. Me, I\'ve got canned and dry goods for a few months...