ISBN:
9789264189584
Language:
English
Pages:
147 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Income risk management in agriculture
DDC:
630.681
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Landwirtschaft
;
Einkommenssicherung
;
Risikomanagement
Abstract:
Various risks affect the income and the welfare of farm households. A large number of strategies are available to deal specifically with income risk. They exist against a general background of widespread government intervention that modifies the risks faced by farmers. In the context of agricultural policy reform, a challenge for policy makers is to better define the role of public policy versus market-based mechanisms to deal with income risk in agriculture. The OECD workshop examined the various strategies used by farm households, in particular those attracting renewed interest such as diver
Description / Table of Contents:
FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; List of Boxes; List of Tables; List of Figures; AGENDA OF THE WORKSHOP AND LIST OF SPEAKERS Paris, France, 15-16 May 2000; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Part I. APPROACHES TO INCOME RISK MANAGEMENT IN OECD COUNTRIES; Part II. SPECIFIC APPROACHES;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Franz. Ausg. u.d.T.: Gestion des risques en matière de revenu dans le secteur agricole
DOI:
10.1787/9789264189584-en
