IMPORTANCE, CAUSES, AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES TO FARM RISKS: EVIDENCE FROM FLORIDA AND ALABAMA

William G. Boggess, Kwabena A. Anaman and Gregory D. Hanson

Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1985, vol. 17, issue 2, 12

Abstract: Despite the contention that risk and uncertainty play an important role in agriculture in North Florida and South Alabama, very little is known about producers' perceptions of risk. This paper describes the procedures used and the results obtained from a statistically random survey of farmers' perceptions of the importance of various sources of risk and alternative risk management practices. Initially, farmers were asked to define risk and then to rank various sources of risk and management responses to risk based on the relative importance of each to their operation. Summary statistics, Chi-squares analyses, and logistic regression techniques were used to analyze the data.

Keywords: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.29992

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