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Price volatility in agricultural markets: Risk management and other tools
Farmers are often confronted with substantial changes in the prices they receive for the sale of their agricultural products, which causes financial uncertainty about their incomes. Commonly referred to as 'price volatility', this phenomenon is more evident in agriculture than in other economic sectors due to a variety of economic, natural and political factors. Data provided by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation suggest that global price volatility has been on the increase since ...
Cette étude analyse les dispositifs de mise en oeuvre des dispositions relatives à la gestion des risques dans le secteur agricole que les États membres ont récemment adoptés. Elle présente un état des lieux général de la gestion des risques des programmes de développement rural pour la période 2014 à 2020 soumis par les États membres (ou les régions). Elle compare les outils de gestion des risques mis en place pour permettre de mieux comprendre leur portée, leur conception, leurs limites et leur ...
The increase in risk exposure of the European farmers: EU and North American tools - Looking at the CAP post 2013
This note provides an extended analysis on private strategies that could be adopted by farmers to manage their risk and on the role that public policies might play in supporting such strategies, providing a comparison between EU and North American tools. The ultimate objective is the definition of a framework of policy instruments that could be adopted at EU-wide and at MS level to effectively confront the problem of risk and crises management in agriculture.
The Spanish Agricultural Insurance Scheme: National experiences and recommendations - Looking at the CAP post 2013
The growing uncertainties faced by agriculture can be successfully managed by means of insurance. The Spanish agricultural insurance scheme is based on a mixed “public/private” model and is designed to guarantee crop and livestock farmers coverage for any uncontrollable natural phenomenon. The system is consolidated, with an establishment of 55%, and it now has the experience to advance, bringing in new coverages such as market risks.