Human Risk in Agriculture: Problems and Perspectives

Laura Girdžiūtė ()
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Laura Girdžiūtė: Aleksandras Stulginskis University

A chapter in Eurasian Economic Perspectives, 2020, pp 301-311 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Agriculture is an economic sector facing large risk, mainly from natural factors and despite of relatively low price responsiveness to supply and demand causes output volatility in general. It is a risky business, and risk assessment and management tools have become increasingly important in recent years. Risk assessment and management is a complex process, since the risk arises from different sources. Typically, literature analyzes financial, business, credit, or currency risk. There is lack of research of human risk, especially in agriculture sector. It is important to identify knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and priorities among farmers regarding safety, health, and risk management. This research focuses on identifying main human risk factors, identifying vulnerable populations in agriculture, including immigrants, migrants, refugees, young and older persons, women, persons with disabilities, and minority workers. The research explores human risk assessment and management problems in agriculture. Only then is it possible to increase safety and health for agriculture workers and decrease human risk manifestation in agriculture and to make the agriculture sector socially beneficial for its nation.

Keywords: Agriculture risk; Human risk; Vulnerable populations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40375-1_21

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