Managing Risk in Farming: Concepts, Research, and Analysis
Joy Harwood, Richard Heifner, Janet Perry, Agapi Somwaru, and Keith H Coble ( March, 1999 )
Summary
This report provides a rigorous, yet accessible, description of risk and risk management tools and strategies at the farm level. It also provides never-before-published data on farmers´ assessments of the risks they face, their use of alternative risk management strategies, and the changes they would make if faced with financial difficulty. It also compares price risk across crops and time periods, and provides detailed information on yield variability.
Details
| Organization | USDA Economic Research Service |
| Publisher | United States Department of Agriculture |
| Publication Date | March, 1999 |
| Publication Views | 3604 |
| Material Type | Written Material |
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