Risks in agriculture and opportunities of their integrated evaluation

Abstract

Agriculture is a unique sector because of its dependence on the climate and biological variables. Therefore, in agriculture it is vital to identify and evaluate risks to be sure that decisions made on the farm will bring positive results. Scientific literature describes a lot of risk evaluation methods. However it is not easy to see which methods should be used in the agricultural sector. This article describes the main types of risk in agriculture, their features and their relevance with respect to scientific theories. Secondly, it introduces the most popular risk evaluation methods and their potential use in agriculture and finally presents a logical framework of integrated risk evaluation