Farmers' adoption of commodity futures and options contracts (CFCs) in agriculture shows
substantial variation across different regions. Sociodemographic and farm characteristics fail …

Abstract The Income Stabilization Tool, a risk management scheme introduced within the
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014–2020, could help European Union farmers …

Support for financial risk management tools (SFFRMT) has become part of many agricultural
policy portfolios in response to new risks or to replace traditional income support. This paper …

The analysis of income risk is the basis for successful whole farm risk management. The
measurement of risks helps to objectively assess the farms' individual risk exposure …

Among the different types of households, agricultural ones are perceived as the most
exposed to the problem of income instability. Income fluctuations pose a threat not only to …

In Europe, uptake of multi-peril crop insurance remains limited, leading to discussions on
premium subsidies. A study of 228 Saxony farmers investigated their attitudes and …

Purpose This study assesses the potential impact of the European Income Stabilization Tool
(IST–a whole farm income risk management [RM] tool) within a farm cooperative …

Verändertes Verbraucherverhalten, volatile Agrarmärkte, Klimawandel sowie gesetzliche
Auflagen stellen Landwirte vor eine Vielzahl an Herausforderungen. Umso mehr gewinnt …

Purpose–Farmers are often advised to hedge their commodity prices on the commodity
futures exchange, without sound scientific evidence to support this. This paper questions this …

Die im Jahr 2022 durchgeführten Studie untersucht die Einstellungen von 228 Landwirten in
Sachsen zu staatlich subventionierten Mehrgefahrenversicherungen als Instrument des …