Operational risk factors in agriculture: Evaluation through the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) method. Case study on the coffee crop

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18845/ea.v6i2.5213
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Coffea arabica, Risk management , Production process, Environmental factors

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Diego Fernando Quiros Badilla, Lic.
University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3023-6957
Johanna Solórzano Thompson, M.Sc.
University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-6849
Javier Paniagua Molina, M.Sc.
University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-5437

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine a weighted value of the importance of the sources of operational risk in agriculture, as well as the factors that compose them. Besides, operational risk events applied to a case study in coffee production (Coffea arabica) in Costa Rica were identified. The panels were used for the application of the analytical hierarchy process method (AHP) to obtain the weight of importance concerning the risk of the sources and operational risk factors, likewise, a second panel was implemented under the same structure obtained by the AHP method for the determination of risk events in the selected crop. The results obtained determined that, in general, climatic and environmental factors are the riskiest (55.96%), followed by production processes (24.95%), while human resource management and production technologies have the same weight (9.55%). Weight was obtained for each proposed risk factor and 79 risk events were identified in the coffee crop under this same structure. This study allowed us to prioritize the components of operational risk in agricultural production systems, a concept that had not been previously analyzed in the agricultural sector; and allowed the generation of a solid structure for the identification of specific risk events.

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Quiros Badilla, D. F., Solórzano Thompson, J., & Paniagua Molina, J. (2020). Operational risk factors in agriculture: Evaluation through the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) method. Case study on the coffee crop. E-Agronegocios, 6(2), 19–38. https://doi.org/10.18845/ea.v6i2.5213
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Author Biographies

Diego Fernando Quiros Badilla, Lic., University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

Professor and researcher at the University of Costa Rica, School of Agricultural Economics, Center for Research in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Development, Costa Rica.

Johanna Solórzano Thompson, M.Sc., University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

Teacher and Researcher at the School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness of the University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

Javier Paniagua Molina, M.Sc., University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

Professor and Researcher at the School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness of the University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

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