Recall the Application about weather-linked crop insurance to answer the following question(s).According to the Application, how does weather-linked crop insurance increase agricultural yields?
A. It makes the farmers more willing to take risks by providing insurance payouts to cover weather-related revenue loss.
B. It makes the farmers more willing to take risks by providing additional insurance payouts when farmers receive bumper crops.
C. It makes the farmers less willing to take risks by providing insurance payouts to cover weather-related revenue loss.
D. It makes the farmers employees of the government.
Answer: A
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