Agricultural Risk Management / Beverly Fleisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleisher, Beverly, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural insurance.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Agriculture.

Farm risks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1990.

Summary:

A guide to the many facets of risk and risk management that are instrumental in understanding today's agricultural sector and agricultural policy choices.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

1 Introduction

PART ONE. RISK AND ITS EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL DECISIONMAKING

2 What Is Risk?

3 Sources and Effects of Risk in Agriculture

4 Agricultural Producers' Attitudes Toward Risk

PART TWO. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS' TOOLS FOR MANAGING RISK

5 Approaches to Risk Management

6 Some Common Tools for Managing Agricultural Risks

7 Forward Pricing

PART THREE. GOVERNMENT ACTION AND AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT

8 The Role of Commodity Programs in Risk Management

9 Alternatives for Managing Agricultural Risks

Index

About the Book and the Author

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 30, 2022).

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-68585-590-3

OCLC:

1338020564