Proceedings of the 15th International Academic Conference, Rome

RISK MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC FARMING

VENELIN TERZIEV, EKATERINA ARABSKA, VESELA RADOVIC

Abstract:

Considering organic production as a system of specific breeding or production of plants and animals, plant or animal products, processing and marketing, the paper discusses risk management in organic farming as a major task in sector development and management on different levels. The questions of risk management are concerned by the point of view that there should be a clear understanding of different sources and kinds of risks, as well as of the complexity of actions and responses. The study presents a summary of the risks in organic production, the relationship risk-profit and the process of risk management in organic farming.

Keywords: risk classification, risk management, risk communication, organic farming

DOI: 10.20472/IAC.2015.015.183

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