Oecd Publishing

Managing Risk in Agriculture: Policy Assessment and Design Oecd Publishing

This book examines the implications of risk management for policy in agriculture. Opening with a chapter on risk management principles and guidelines for policy design in agriculture, the book goes on to look at quantitative analysis of risk and then at policy in various countries. Table of contents - Foreword - Risk management principles and guidelines for policy design in agriculture - A policy framework for risk management in agriculture - Risk exposure at the farm level - Risk management strategies and policies at the farm level - Exogenous risk and price variability - Managing droughts and bio-security in Australia - Comprehensive business risk management policies in Canada - Towards ex ante policies for catastrophic risks in the Netherlands - The adverse events framework and collective action in New Zealand - The public-private insurance system in Spain