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Fleisher, Beverly

Agricultural Risk Management / Beverly Fleisher. - 1 online resource (166 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- PART ONE. RISK AND ITS EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL DECISIONMAKING -- 2 What Is Risk? -- 3 Sources and Effects of Risk in Agriculture -- 4 Agricultural Producers' Attitudes Toward Risk -- PART TWO. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS' TOOLS FOR MANAGING RISK -- 5 Approaches to Risk Management -- 6 Some Common Tools for Managing Agricultural Risks -- 7 Forward Pricing -- PART THREE. GOVERNMENT ACTION AND AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT -- 8 The Role of Commodity Programs in Risk Management -- 9 Alternatives for Managing Agricultural Risks -- Index -- About the Book and the Author

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A guide to the many facets of risk and risk management that are instrumental in understanding today's agricultural sector and agricultural policy choices.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9781685855901

Standard No.: 10.1515/9781685855901 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Agricultural insurance.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Agriculture--Finance.
Farm risks.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy).

LC Class. No.: HD1437 / .F54 1990

Dewey Class. No.: 630.68/1