Evaluation of risk management tools for stabilising farm income under CAP 2014-2020

Alba Castañeda-Vera; Alberto Garrido Colmenero

doi:10.7201/earn.2017.01.01

Authors

Alba Castañeda-Vera Universidad Politécnica de Madrid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-1541
Alberto Garrido Colmenero Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7201/earn.2017.01.01

Keywords:

Crop insurance, direct payments, diversification, income stabilisation fund, income volatility

Abstract

Guaranteeing farm income stability is an objective of the European Union’s and the Spanish agricultural policies. In this paper, CAP direct payments, diversification, crop insurance and an Income Stabilisation Tool (IST) were compared considering (i) their effect on farm income and income stability, (ii) the expected farmers’ willingness for adoption, and (iii) the efficiency of public expenditure invested in supporting them. Main conclusions point at direct payments and crop diversification as the most effective measures in decreasing income variability. Nevertheless, using crop insurance or an IST has potential for both improving farm resilience to income variability and limiting public expenditure.

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Author Biographies

Alba Castañeda-Vera, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks (CEIGRAM).
Agricultural Systems Group, Dpto. Producción Vegetal: Fitotecnia.

Alberto Garrido Colmenero, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks (CEIGRAM).

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