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    The document discusses types of contract arrangements farmers may engage in such as leases and rentals. It then lists various risks farmers may experience including production risks from factors like weather and pests, marketing risks from price and demand variability, financial risks from using borrowed capital and interest rates, legal risks from increased regulation, and personal risks from health issues, retirement, and family responsibilities. Finally, it lists various strategies farmers have adopted to minimize these risks, such as adapting new technologies, crop insurance, diversifying crops, hedging, and maintaining liquid reserves.

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    The document discusses types of contract arrangements farmers may engage in such as leases and rentals. It then lists various risks farmers may experience including production risks from factors like weather and pests, marketing risks from price and demand variability, financial risks from using borrowed capital and interest rates, legal risks from increased regulation, and personal risks from health issues, retirement, and family responsibilities. Finally, it lists various strategies farmers have adopted to minimize these risks, such as adapting new technologies, crop insurance, diversifying crops, hedging, and maintaining liquid reserves.

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    The document discusses types of contract arrangements farmers may engage in such as leases and rentals. It then lists various risks farmers may experience including production risks from factors like weather and pests, marketing risks from price and demand variability, financial risks from using borrowed capital and interest rates, legal risks from increased regulation, and personal risks from health issues, retirement, and family responsibilities. Finally, it lists various strategies farmers have adopted to minimize these risks, such as adapting new technologies, crop insurance, diversifying crops, hedging, and maintaining liquid reserves.

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    The document discusses types of contract arrangements farmers may engage in such as leases and rentals. It then lists various risks farmers may experience including production risks from factors like weather and pests, marketing risks from price and demand variability, financial risks from using borrowed capital and interest rates, legal risks from increased regulation, and personal risks from health issues, retirement, and family responsibilities. Finally, it lists various strategies farmers have adopted to minimize these risks, such as adapting new technologies, crop insurance, diversifying crops, hedging, and maintaining liquid reserves.

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    Part II.

    Type of contracts and Risk

    1. Do you engage in contract arrangements? _Yes _No


    If yes, what type of contract?

    _leasehold
    _rent
    _others (specify)

    2. What are the risks you have experienced or observed upon having contract
    arrangements? Please agree or disagree with the statement below.

    Production Risk Agree Disagree


    1. Weathers
    2. Soil fertility
    3. Insects
    4. Diseases
    5. Variable crop yields
    Marketing Risk

    1. Price variability
    2. Demand for commodity
    Financial Risk
    1. Using borrowed capital
    2. Unpaid depts.
    3. Lenders willing to continue tending
    4. Rising interest rates
    Legal Risk
    1. More regulation
    2. Expensive fines on violations
    3. Secure off-farm employment
    Personal Risk
    1. Sudden injury or illness
    2. Retirement
    3. Career exchange
    4. Relocation
    5. Family responsibilities
    Part III. Strategies adapted

    From the above risk, what the strategies you have adapted to minimize it.

    Strategies Yes No
    1. Adapting technology
    2. Diversification
    3. Crop insurance
    4. Extra production capacity
    5. Share lease
    6. Custom farm agreements
    7. Input procurement (advance/ long-term
    contract)
    8. Spreading sales
    9. Hedging
    10. Fixed interest rates
    11. Self-liquidating loans
    12. Liquid reserve
    13. Credit reserve
    14. Entering cooperatives
    15. Life insurance

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