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Coping with Risk in Agriculture

Applied Decision Analysis
By:J Brian Hardaker; Ruud B M Huirne; Jock R Anderson; Gudbrand Lien
Publisher:CAB International
Print ISBN:9781780642406
eText ISBN:9781789243901
Edition:3
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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Risk and uncertainty are inescapable factors in agriculture which require careful management. Farmers face production risks from the weather, crop and livestock performance, and pests and diseases, as well as institutional, personal and business risks. This revised third edition of the popular textbook includes updated chapters on theory and methods and contains a new chapter discussing the state-contingent approach to the analysis of production and the use of copulas to better model stochastic dependency. Aiming to introduce agricultural decision making, probability and risk preference, this book is an indispensable guide for students and researchers of agriculture and agribusiness management.