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Managing risk in agriculture : a holistic approach / [coordinator: Jesús Antón].
- Title
- Managing risk in agriculture : a holistic approach / [coordinator: Jesús Antón].
- Publication
- Paris : OECD, c2009.
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- 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
- 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