Design principles for agricultural risk management policies

Joseph Glauberi ; Katherine Baldwinii ; Jesús Antónii ; Urszula Ziebinskaii iInternational Food Policy Research InstituteiiOECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: Agricultural Insurance;    Disaster aid;    Resilience;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/1048819f-en

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

Government support for agricultural risk management tools has grown substantially over the past two decades. While these tools can play a role in strengthening farm-level resilience by helping farmers to cope with the financial impact of adverse events, they also modify farmers’ incentives to invest in risk-reducing measures and market tools. Policy design is critical to maximise effectiveness while minimising unintended consequences. This report reviews the accumulated experience on four types of publicly-supported agricultural risk management tools (ex post disaster aid, agricultural insurance, income stabilisation schemes and tax and savings measures). It suggests some basic principles on how countries can improve the design of their agricultural risk management policies, using a holistic approach and focusing on market failures. The report also highlights the need for more transparency on basic programme data, and for periodic public evaluation of existing programmes.