Farm/crop portfolio simulations under variable risk: A case study from Italy

Important sources of risk in agriculture are yield and price fluctuations caused by unpredictable and uncontrollable events, inducing income volatility and adding considerable complexity to farmers' decisions. The literature suggests that these events could affect farmers' risk aversion in...

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Published in:	Agricultural and food economics Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
Main Authors:	Rosa, Franco, Taverna, Mario, Nassivera, Federico, Iseppi, Luca
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg Springer 02.05.2019 Springer Berlin Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V SpringerOpen
Subjects:	Agricultural Economics Agriculture case studies Computer simulation Crop diversification Decision making Decisions Economic models Economics Economics and Finance Farm planning Farmers Farms Functions (mathematics) Hypotheses Income Italy Linearization LP-MOTAD Mathematical analysis Oilseed crops Oilseeds Optimization Polynomials Portfolio analysis prices profit maximization Quadratic programming Risk Risk assessment Risk aversion Risk reduction Sumex utility function Utility functions Variation Volatility Italy Q12 LP-MOTAD Risk assessment Sumex utility function Portfolio analysis G11 Farm planning C61
ISSN:	2193-7532, 2193-7532
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