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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Autor principal: Hazell, Peter B. R.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1988
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161118
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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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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
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risk
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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
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