Author/Authors :
Habibi, Yazdan Rasht Branch , Islamic Azad University , Azizi, Jafar Department of Agricultural Management - Rasht Branch , Islamic Azad University , Keshavarz Shal, Fathollah Department of Agricultural Sciences - Guilan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center
Abstract :
Agriculture sector faces risks caused by natural damaging
events. So, it is necessary to predict, counteract and
mitigate the risks of agricultural activities to increase investment
security, to identify risks and to practice risk management
methods, in which insurance has a special niche as a risk counteraction
and a mitigation measure. The objective of this study
was to study the role of insurance in risk management of
broiler farms in the Rudbar County in Guilan, Iran. The
statistical population was composed of 121 broiler chicken
farms in Rubdar County. This study, done in 2013-2015, out of
which 55 farms were selected as the sample according to
Bartlett Table. Data were collected by interview and a questionnaire
whose validity was confirmed by a panel of experts
and whose reliability was estimated to be 73% by Cronbach’s
alpha. Results of stepwise regression analysis showed that the
main production parts affected by risk factors included hygiene
and control (b=0.279), technical factors, including ventilation
and temperature (b=-0.313), nutrition (b=-0.366), disease prevention
(b=-0.273), chicken hatching capacity (b=0.398) and
insurance (b=-0.339). Results of the test of variable correlations
showed a negative, significant relationship of dependent variable
(risk management) with hatching capacity, hygiene factors,
technical factors, nutrition, disease prevention, and insurance.
in addition, risk management was found to have no relationship
with farm managers’ age and farming experience.
Keywords :
risk management , insurance , broiler farms , Rudbar City
