Search:

Product Information All Elsevier Sites   Advanced Product Search
SiteStat.jsp
RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk Management
To order this title, and for more information, click here

By
Mike Krause, Agricultural Risk Management Pty, Australia

Description
Any farming operation is also a business, and because of the nature of agricultural production, that business and its operators are susceptible to risk. Production can be affected by weather and drought, income can be affected by market prices and shifts, government can impinge and farmers can be injured; they all affect the farm business. Areas covered in this book include: * The farm business structure * Weather and drought * Long and short term market fluctuations * Assets and borrowing * Government intervention and exchange rates * Risks to farm operators * Information reliability. Finally the agricultural manager is assisted to analyse their own operation, to plan how best to meet the problems of the farm business. Mike Krause has over 14 years experience as a professional rural economist and has worked extensively with farmers and fruit growers, helping to identify techniques that will help improve farmer profits. Mike has recently joined an international company called Agricultural Risk Management Pty. Ltd (ARM). This company specialises in risk analysis and risk management providing the full spectrum of services in risk identification, risk measurement, and insurance based revenue protection risk management in agriculture.

Audience
TAFE and university agricultural economics, small business courses, general trade to farmers in self-help category.

Contents
What is risk; Farm business structure; Weather; Drought; Short term commodities; Long term commodities; assets; Borrowing; Exchange rates; Government intervention; Biological risks; Land care; Personal risks; Information; Management analysis; Index.

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 144 pages, publication date: DEC-1995
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8917-5
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8917-X
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN

Price and Ordering
Price:
EUR 46.95
GBP 40
USD 64.95
order now
Books and book related electronic products are priced in US dollars (USD), euro (EUR), and Great Britain Pounds (GBP). USD prices apply to the Americas and Asia Pacific. EUR prices apply in Europe and the Middle East. GBP prices apply to the UK and all other countries.
See also information about conditions of sale & ordering procedures, and links to our regional sales offices.

090/907
Last update: 4 Sep 2009
Book contents
Table of contents
Reviews
Submit your review
Bookmark this page
Recommend this publication
Overview of all books
Printer-friendly version   Printer-friendly version