Main changes to US farm programmes under the 2014 Farm Bill aim to strengthen instruments for risk management, both in … diversity of options offered to farmers to manage risk. They also discuss farmers' choices of participation in programmes and … generate small wealth and risk effects. Similarly the new dairy programme could affect the decisions of risk adverse farmers …

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 …

The sources of risk in agriculture are numerous and diverse, ranging from events related to climate and weather … 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 …