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Topic : Risk Management
Sound risk assessment and management is a fundamental element of sustainable agricultural finance at the level of the farm, the financial institution, and throughout the agricultural value chain. The risks involved in financing agriculture can be broadly classified into three categories. The first relates to agricultural production and includes natural factors, such as weather, pests, diseases, and market factors, such as the price of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. The second type of risk relates to the farmer and his or her well-being, assets, skills, and ability to bargain effectively with input suppliers and buyers of produce in local markets. The third type of risk relates to financial institutions and their capacity and the regulatory environments in which they operate. Risk management instruments are required in all three categories. These include a range of insurance products, price risk management tools, good banking practices and business advisory services, market facilitation, and certification services to increase market access. Initiatives to foster financial literacy can also contribute to more effective risk management. Appropriate commercial and financial regulations can mitigate risk that results from policy uncertainty. All of these were discussed at length during the Expert Meeting on Managing Risk in Financing Agriculture in Johannesburg in April 2009.
- Resource type Document
- Author Jonathan Agwe and Azeb Fissha prepared the proceedings with input from Ajai Nair and Gunnar Larson
- Year of Publication2009
- RegionGlobal
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages28 pp.
- Keywords Proceedings, Agricultural Financing, Agricultural Risk