Farmer perceptions of agricultural risks: Which risk attributes matter most for men and women

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University & Research
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.creator.identifierEvan Girvetz: 0000-0002-1062-9764
cg.creator.identifierJamleck Osiemo: 0000-0002-4382-032X
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su132312978
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn2071-1050
cg.journalSustainability
cg.number12978
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTURE
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatECONOMICS
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSUSTAINABILITY
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No poverty
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate action
cg.volume13
dc.contributor.authorOsiemo, Jamleck
dc.contributor.authorRuben, Ruerd
dc.contributor.authorGirvetz, Evan Hartunian
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-30T10:01:19Zen
dc.date.available2021-11-30T10:01:19Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116395
dc.titleFarmer perceptions of agricultural risks: Which risk attributes matter most for men and womenen
dcterms.abstractAnalysis of farmer risk perceptions is usually limited to production risks, with risk perception as a function of likelihood and severity. Such an approach is limited in the context of the many risks and other important risk attributes. Our analysis of the risk perceptions of farmers extends beyond production risks, severity of the risks, and their likelihoods. We first characterize agricultural risks and identify their main sources and consequences. We then analyze risk perceptions as a hierarchical construct using partial least squares path modelling. We determine the most important risks and risk attributes in the perceptions of farmers, and test for differences in the perceptions between men and women. Results show that severity and ability to prevent a risk are most important in forming risk perceptions. Second, probabilities (ability to prevent) tend to matter more to men (women) for some risks; lastly, low crop yields and fluctuating input prices have greater total effects on the overall risk perception. Our results provide an impetus for risk analysis in agriculture to consider risk attributes that cause affective reactions such as severity and perceived ability to prevent the risks, the need for input price stabilization, and redress of the rampart yield gaps in small-scale agriculture.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2021-11-23
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOsiemo, J.; Ruben, R.; Girvetz, E. (2021) Farmer perceptions of agricultural risks: Which risk attributes matter most for men and women. Sustainability 13: 12978. 26 p. ISSN: 2071-1050en
dcterms.extent26 p.
dcterms.issued2021-11-23
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPI
dcterms.subjectrisk analysisen
dcterms.subjectfarmers' attitudesen
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectanálisis de riesgosen
dcterms.subjectactitudes de los agricultoresen
dcterms.subjectproducción vegetalen
dcterms.subjectwomen's participationen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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