Chapter 1
Introduction to Agricultural Risks
Types of risks in agriculture: Production, Market, Institutional
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Impact of climate change on agricultural risk profile
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Sources of risk at the farm and industry level
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Risk perception and attitudes of farmers
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Measuring risk: Probabilities and Variance
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Chapter 2
Production and Price Risk Mitigation
On-farm risk management: Diversification and IFS
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Soil and water conservation as risk mitigation
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Role of technology in reducing production risk
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Price risk management: MSP and market intelligence
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Crop-weather forecasting systems
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Chapter 3
Agricultural Insurance
Principles and types of agricultural insurance
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Crop insurance models: Area-yield vs Weather-index
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Livestock and poultry insurance schemes
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Challenges in implementation of crop insurance
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Role of private and public players in agri-insurance
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Chapter 4
Commodity Derivatives and Hedging
Role of futures and options in price risk management
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Hedging strategies for agri-business firms
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Commodity exchanges and their regulation
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Delivery and settlement mechanisms
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Awareness and participation of farmers in futures markets
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Chapter 5
Financial and Institutional Support
Role of credit in managing agricultural disasters
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Government disaster relief and compensation mechanisms
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Role of NGOs and community-based risk management
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Sovereign risk management in agriculture
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Building resilient agri-business systems
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