Theme: Price Volatility & Farm Income Stabilisation
Participants are invited to submit proposals in this area, with the topics listed below being of particular interest:
| 1 | Modelling the impact of volatility in agricultural output and input market prices and agricultural incomes |
| 2 | Evaluation of policy and market mechanisms that seeks to assist farmers and other agricultural supply chain participants in managing the exposure of their enterprises to volatility |
| 3 | Evaluation of the impact of changes in direct income support policy on farm income stability |
| 4 | Economic modelling of policies to manage price volatility and stabilise farm incomes |
| 5 | Examination of the consequences of volatility for innovation and structural adjustment in agriculture |
| 6 | Modelling the impact of price volatility on outcomes and risk-coping mechanisms of smallholder farmers in developing countries and an evaluation of appropriate policy responses |
