Choudhary, VikasD'Alessandro, Stephen2015-08-192015-08-192015-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22498Improved agricultural risk management is one of the core enabling actions of the Group of Eight’s (G-8’s) New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. The Agricultural Risk Management Team (ARMT) of the Agriculture and Environment Services Department of the World Bank conducted an agricultural sector risk assessment to better understand the dynamics of agricultural risks and identify appropriate responses, incorporate agricultural risk perspective into decision-making, and build capacity of local stakeholders in risk assessment and management.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCROP RESEARCHFERTILIZERCOCOA PRICESSORGHUMBEANSSOIL CONSERVATIONDRY SEASONSPESTICIDELABOR FORCEPLANT PROTECTIONCASSAVASOYA BEANSMANGOESCOMPENSATION TO FARMERSIFPRIPRODUCTION COSTFARM INCOMEHEAVY RAINFALLCULTIVARSINTERCROPPINGOIL PALMFERTILIZERSONIONSPEPPERSCACAOGRAZINGANIMAL HEALTHCROP YIELDPLANTSYAMSCROPPING SYSTEMSCROP PRODUCTIONCEREALSSPRINGLABOR COSTSPRODUCTION SYSTEMCOMMERCIAL BANKSEEDSCROP ROTATIONMAIZE COBSPALM OILPADDYSEEDDRAINAGEVEGETABLESINDICATORSFARMERSCHOCOLATEANIMAL PRODUCTIONCOCOAGRAIN BORERCROPSHUSBANDRYSUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODSBLACK SIGATOKACROP YIELDSPASTORALISMFERTILIZER SUBSIDIESAGRONOMIC PRACTICESCROPPLANTAINSECOLOGICAL ZONESCULTIVATIONMAIZE YIELDSMAIZE PRODUCTIONPEANUTSREPORTSFAODRY SEASONMALNUTRITIONPEST MANAGEMENTEGGSCROP LOSSESDAMREPLANTINGFISHERIESGROWING SEASONCORNFARMFOOD CROPSFOOD SUPPLYSWEET POTATOESCLIMATIC ZONESSOIL TYPESYIELDSSOIL FERTILITYGRAINCEREAL CROPSTILLAGEPOOR HOUSEHOLDSCGIARRICE PRICESTROPICAL AGRICULTUREPOULTRYTAROENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONFARMERDOUBLE CROPPINGCOCONUTSFOOD CONSUMPTIONCROPLANDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDSINSECT PESTSLEGUMESROOT CROPSANIMALSPAPAYACOWPEASPLANTINGAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONTOMATOESVEGETABLE CROPSWILTPLANNINGTREESWATER HARVESTINGAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEPLANSCOCONUTMAIZECROP INSURANCECLIMATIC CONDITIONSECOLOGICAL ZONEAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESANIMAL DISEASESCASH CROPSCOTTON PRICESTREE CROPSAGRICULTURAL MARKETSPRODUCTION OF RICEDATESPOPULATION GROWTHGROUNDNUTPRICE VOLATILITYCOMMERCIAL FARMERSCROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMSTRANSHUMANCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTCROP SCIENCEHERBICIDESCROP PROTECTIONFARMINGBY-PRODUCTSPOULTRY INDUSTRYPLOWINGPLANTING DATESGRAINSPOULTRY PRODUCTIONCROP DISEASESCONSUMER DEMANDFOOD PRODUCTIONPRODUCESEED VARIETIESPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHFOOD SECURITYCROP PESTSMULCHINGVEGETATIONRICE YIELDSCROP PRICESCOCOA BEANSDEFORESTATIONANIMAL FEEDMILLETTUBERSCROPPINGAGRICULTURAL LANDCHEMICAL INPUTSRICE PRODUCTIONANIMAL HUSBANDRYHARVESTINGAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL INPUTSCROP DEVELOPMENTCOTTONCROP DAMAGEGROUNDNUTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSPOTATOESFARM STORAGECLIMATIC ZONEPRODUCTION SYSTEMSCASSAVA PRODUCTIONGRASSESGROUNDWATERFARMSMEATSOILSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYCROP RESIDUESRICEGREEN REVOLUTIONSHADINGCOMMODITYPULSESLAND MANAGEMENTGhana Agricultural Sector Risk AssessmentReportWorld BankRisk Prioritization10.1596/22498