Income risk management in agriculture.
Contributor(s): Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
| OECD Workshop on Income Risk Management (2000 : Paris, France).
Material type: 
BookSeries: Agriculture and food.Publisher: Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2000Description: 150 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9264185348.Subject(s): Agriculture -- Economic aspects | Farm income | Risk management | Agriculture and stateDDC classification: 630 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 630 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00133864 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
These OECD workshop proceedings examine the various risk strategies used by farm households, in particular those attracting renewed interest such as diversification of income sources, vertical co-ordination, hedging on futures markets, insurance coverage and public safety-nets.
Includes bibliographical references.
Part I: Approaches to income risk management in OECD countries -- Part II: Specific approaches -- A. Transfer of risk along the food chain -- B. Reduction of risk using future markets -- C. Insurance systems -- D. Agricultural, fiscal and social safety nets.