Iranian Agricultural Economics Society (IAES)

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran

2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Payame Noor University

Abstract

Abstract
Main objective of this paper is the investigation the effect of support policies of government on income risk of poultry producers in Iran for the 1989-2006. CCV index was used to investigate amount of variation that cause each support policies (market price support, support of agricultural inputs, outputs insurance) on income risk variation of producers. The results of this study showed that percentage of index risk variation is decreased because of market price support, insurance, energy subsidy and total support policies. In addition, results showed just the effect of price supports and insurance subsidy on income risk is significant.
JEL Classification: Q16, Q17, Q18

Key words: Producer Support Policy, Revenue Risk, CCV Index, Poultry, Iran

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