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Abstract
Organic farmers must face different risks than
conventional farmers Due to the special features of
management of their productive system, and due to the specific
characteristics of their cultivations. This study analyses the
specific risks that organic farmers must manage as well as the
different strategies that there are developing nowadays. Even
if the Spanish farmers rely on the insurance system to manage
their risks, today organic farmers do not have specific
insurance products to manage them.
The methodology and results presented in this study include
a risk analysis carried out by evaluating statistical,
probabilistic, and stochastic properties of the organic
production data. We evaluate and discuss the aspects of our
study that relate to other international studies. Productions
considered in this research are olives, vineyard and cereals.
Specific risk management strategies developed by organic
farmers – in contrast with conventional farmers – have been
identified and quantified, showing the different attitudes based
on their risk perception and the potential vulnerability of their
farms. Agricultural insurance tool for organic farmers in
Spain has been studied and analyzed as an important risk
management.