specifically with income risk. They exist against a general background of widespread government intervention that modifies the … role of public policy versus market-based mechanisms to deal with income risk in agriculture. The OECD workshop examined … that farmers, as managers, have the primary responsibility for risk management and that the optimal mix of tools and …

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 paper provides novel evidence on how risk exposure shapes the demand for index-based weather insurance. The focus … explained by insurance purchasers adapting their risk perception in response to recent weather risks. The findings of this paper …