Report on planning tools and approaches to manage for volatility and reduce business risk

Participating countries will be asked which best practice tools and methodologies with potential to contribute to the socio economic resilience of dairy farms are currently used, or are being planned. Also operational or stakeholder groups focusing on socio-economic aspects will be involved. Business planning approaches, tools and strategies to manage for price and cost volatility will be one of the three major topics that will be discussed. The outcome of the inventory and the discussions with the groups will be described in a report on planning tools and approaches to manage volatility and to reduce business risks.