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Risk management for sustainable agriculture requires an ethics of risk closely meshed with real agricultural policies. There are three ways of interlocking: The first instance is the creation of dependable principles for those working in agriculture. These have to be invested with legal powers and legitimacy and have to be legally and politically empowered. Furthermore, incentives for responsibly acting entrepreneurs have to be created, and sanctions in the case of irresponsible business actions have to be introduced and enforced. Additionally, consumer policies have to be put in place, enabling members of the public to make decisions based upon ethical aspects, e.g. to consider the quality of farm products rather than be swayed by quantity.
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Gottwald, FT. (2018). Maxims of Risk Ethics for Sustainable Agriculture. In: Wilderer, P., Renn, O., Grambow, M., Molls, M., Mainzer, K. (eds) Sustainable Risk Management. Strategies for Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66233-6_6
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