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 …

Agriculture is no longer the dominant sector in rural economies in OECD countries. But it is still the key sector in … managing the land, and many ancillary industries are dependant on agriculture. Both agricultural and rural policy are changing … examined these issues through thematic studies and country experiences. They find that rural is not synonymous with agriculture …

The multiple roles and functions of agriculture and forestry beyond those of supplying food and fibre, such as the … multifunctionality of agriculture, forestry, and rural areas, this report provides an overview of the scientific work that has been done …