Rethinking farmers' intended risk behaviour : the role of risk perception, risk attitude and decision context Universiteit Gent
Farming is inherently risky and farmers cope with uncertainty in prices, production policy and the financial situation on the farm. Risk management becomes more pertinent because of ongoing evolutions such as climate change, liberalization and globalization of markets and a changing European agricultural policy. The doctoral dissertation starts from an identified gap between the way risk in agriculture is studied in the scientific literature and ...