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...

This book examines the implications of risk management for policy in agriculture. Opening with a chapter on risk management principles and guidelines for policy design in agriculture, the book goes on to look at quantitative analysis of risk and then at policy in various countries.

Various risks affect the income and the welfare of farm households. A large number of strategies are available to deal specifically with income risk. They exist against a general background of widespread government intervention that modifies the risks faced by farmers. In the context of...

Les ménages agricoles sont confrontés à une série de risques qui affectent leur revenu et leur bien-être. Un grand nombre de stratégies sont à leur disposition pour gérer, en particulier, le risque relatif au revenu. Celles-ci prennent place dans un contexte d’intervention publique...