This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...

OBJETIVA-SE NESTE ARTIGO, UMA RELEITURA DOS PRINCIPAIS INSTRUMENTOS PÚBLICOS E PRIVADOS DE FINANCIAMENTO DA AGRICULTURA BRASILEIRA. APRESENTADO ALGUNS DE SEUS FUNDAMENTOS OPERACIONAIS, PROCURA-SE DAR MAIOR ENFOQUE AOS INSTRUMENTOS DA COMERCIALIZAÇÃO AGRÍCOLA E OS EVENTUAIS GARGALOS...

Purpose – For many farm families and operators across the OECD countries, off-farm income has become a major determinant of their well-being. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential role of off-farm employment as a risk management tool among farm operators....

Agriculture plays an important role in the process of economic development of less developed countries like India. Besides providing food to nation, agriculture releases labour, provides saving, contributes to market of industrial goods and earns foreign exchange. Agricultural development is an...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to study the weather risk management practices of agriculture producers. In particular, the authors look at the extent to which farmers use weather derivatives to complement insurance. Unlike insurance, weather derivatives mitigate risk associated with...

The paper uses the alternative Markowitz portfolio theory approach, by replacing the stock return with return on equity (ROE) and estimates the systematic risk of unquoted agricultural farms. The systematic risk is standardly measured by the mean-variance model and standard deviation of stock...