Agricultural policy and farm economic options to manage risks in the Austrian agriculture
Project management Strauss Franziska
organizational unit Institute for Sustainable Economic Development
duration 11.07.2010 to-
31.01.2011
Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Program none
Funder National: Private Institutions
Competencies • Boden und Landökosysteme • Lebensmittel, Ernährung, Gesundheit • Forschungscluster "Landschaft & Entwicklung"
Abstract
The project aims at giving an overview of the market risk exposure of Austrian farms. The objective is to quantify the volatility of input and output prices, which shall allow the assessment of income volatility on the basis of the most important commodities in Austrian agriculture. A survey of existing risk mitigation strategies is part of the analysis. Agricultural policy options to reduce market risks and to enhance risk management of farm enterprises are analysed and put into the context of the Common Agricultural Policy.
keywords risk analysis agriculture