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Risk Management for Greenhouse and Nursery Growers in the United States

Robin G. Brumfield and, Edouard K. Mafoua (May, 2002)

Summary

Compared to many agricultural crops, greenhouse or nursery crops offer the opportunity to produce a much higher amount of income on small acreage. With this income potential, however, come sizable risks. Risk results from the inability to predict the future accurately. Sources of risks that may affect the grower’s income are production, marketing, financial, legal, environmental, and human resource risks.