Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices
Agricultural production is typically a risky business. Farmers face a variety of price, yield, and resource risks which make their incomes unstable from year to year. In many cases farmers are also confronted by the risk of catastrophe. For example, crops may be totally destroyed by hurricane, fire,...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1988
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| author | Hazell, Peter B. R. |
| author_browse | Hazell, Peter B. R. |
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| description | Agricultural production is typically a risky business. Farmers face a variety of price, yield, and resource risks which make their incomes unstable from year to year. In many cases farmers are also confronted by the risk of catastrophe. For example, crops may be totally destroyed by hurricane, fire, drought, pests, or diseases, and product prices may plummet because of structural adjustments in world markets. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 1988 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1611182025-04-08T18:33:21Z Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices Hazell, Peter B. R. developing countries risk food prices agricultural policies Agricultural production is typically a risky business. Farmers face a variety of price, yield, and resource risks which make their incomes unstable from year to year. In many cases farmers are also confronted by the risk of catastrophe. For example, crops may be totally destroyed by hurricane, fire, drought, pests, or diseases, and product prices may plummet because of structural adjustments in world markets. 1988 2024-11-21T09:53:35Z 2024-11-21T09:53:35Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161118 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hazell, Peter B. R. 1988. Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices. In Agricultural price policy for developing countries. Mellor, John W. and Ahmed, Raisuddin (Eds.) Chapter 6. Pp. 94-102. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161118 |
| spellingShingle | developing countries risk food prices agricultural policies Hazell, Peter B. R. Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices |
| title | Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices |
| title_full | Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices |
| title_fullStr | Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices |
| title_short | Risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices |
| title_sort | risk and uncertainty in domestic production and prices |
| topic | developing countries risk food prices agricultural policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161118 |
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