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Risk Management in Agricultural Production
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1983The early 1970s marked the beginning of a new era in U.S. agriculture. The stagnant markets and persistent excess production of the previous two decades gave way to a more finely balanced supply and demand for agricultural commodities. Prices for most farm commodities increased nominally and became much more variable.
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Agricultural Risk Management and Insurance
2018Risk management in agriculture can be described as the art and science of choosing among alternatives aimed at reducing the adverse effects of foreseen and unforeseen variability in the production process. Because agriculture is a biological activity, the practice is prone to risks and uncertainty.
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[Risk assessment and risk management of chemical exposures in agriculture].
Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia, 2010The most important risk in agriculture derives from exposure to pesticides. Pesticide risk assessment is conducted before (pre-market) and after (post-market) the introduction in use of the substance. Evaluation of the extensive toxicological studies required for all pesticides leads to the definition of the Acceptable Operator Exposure Level (AOEL ...
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Strategy of agriculture and risk management
2001The contribution deals with the relation between agricultural production and risk factors. This relation was studied in 2000 in the agricultural plant in South Bohemian region that farms 3420 ha of agricultural land and employs 140 workers. Risk is a natural companion of all business activities, risk cannot be excluded but its impact on the production ...
Jan Leština, Dagmar Bednářová
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Intertemporal Risk Management in Agriculture [PDF]
, 2012 Agricultural production is subject to supply risk. Expected and realized farm outputs and output prices are unknown and unobservable when inputs are chosen. Crop and livestock production decisions are linked over time. Producers’ expectations are particularly difficult to model.
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AGRICULTURAL RISKS, RISK MANAGEMENT IN INSURANCE
Economics and education, 2022openaire +1 more source