Farmers' motivations, risk perceptions and risk management strategies in a developing economy: Bangladesh experience

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 325-349

  Ahsan, Dewan Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

management; market; risk percpetion; supply chain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; BANGLADESH; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; FARM MANAGEMENT; FOREIGN MARKETS; FORMAL TRAINING; MARKET; MARKET MONITORING; RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; SHRIMP AQUACULTURE; SHRIMP FARMERS;

AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; COMMERCE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SHELLFISH; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79953003179     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2010.541558     Document Type: Article

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