OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers

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1815-6797 (en ligne)
DOI :
10.1787/18156797
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Selected studies on various food, agriculture and fisheries issues from the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate.

NB. No. 1 to No. 58 were released under the previous series title OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers.

 

Risk Management in Agriculture in New Zealand You or your institution have access to this content

Auteur(s):
Olga Melyukhina
Date de publication
10 fév 2011
Bibliographic information
N°:
42
Pages
79
DOI
10.1787/5kgj0d3vzcth-en

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This report analyzes the agricultural risk management system in New Zealand, applying a holistic approach that considers the interactions between all sources of risk, farmers’ strategies and policies. The policy analysis is structured around three layers of risk that require a differentiated policy response: normal (frequent) risks that should be retained by the farmer, marketable intermediate risks that can be transferred through market tools, and catastrophic risk that requires government assistance. The risk management policy in New Zealand is focused on prevention of pest and disease incursions. Assistance related to natural catastrophes is delivered within the Adverse Events Framework programme. The government contributes to knowledge and information systems to support private risk management efforts.
Mots-clés:
risk management, industry good organisations, bio-security, levy organisations, agricultural policy, adverse events framework, co-operatives, risk perceptions
Classification JEL:
  • Q18: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Agriculture / Agricultural Policy; Food Policy