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Title

Managing risk in agriculture : a holistic approach / [coordinator: Jesús Antón].

Publication

Paris : OECD, c2009.

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Additional Authors

• Antón, Jesús.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description

168 p. : ill.; 27 cm.

Summary

The sources of risk in agriculture are numerous and diverse, ranging from events related to climate and weather conditions to animal diseases; from changes in agriculture commodities prices to changes in fertilizer and other input prices; and from financial uncertainties to policy and regulatory risks. Agricultural risks are not independent, but rather are linked both to each other and as part of a system that includes all available instruments, strategies and policies designed to manage risk. A holistic approach is thus necessary. This book examines the current magnitude and characteristics of risk-related policies in agriculture and what is known about the quantitative size of agricultural risks. It looks at the on-farm, off-farm, and market instruments available to manage risk, and it explains how the holistic approach helps clarify the role of governments.

Subject

• Agriculture > Risk management
• Agriculture > Finance
• Agriculture > Economic aspects
• Farm risks
• Agriculture and state

Note

• "Also available in French: Gestion des risques dans l'agriculture : une approche holistique"--T.p. verso.
• Author from foreword on page 3.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Risk Management in Agriculture -- An Overview of Risk-Related Policy Measures -- An Assessment of Risk Exposure in Agriculture Based on a Review of the Literature.

ISBN

• 9789264075306 (pbk. : print)
• 9264075305 (pbk. : print)
• 9789264075313 (PDF) (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

441208846

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library