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a farmer may not predicts the future market prices
b) Physical yield uncertainity; Farmer does not know much to expect.
c) Ownership uncertainity; Farmer may lose part or whole of the produce
through theft, change in government policy; fire, death e.t.c
d) Out break of pests and diseases; Affect expected outcome
e) Sickness and injury uncertainity; Sick farmer loses ability to work
f) New production technique uncertainity
;A farmer may not be sure of weather ,the new technology is as effective as the previous one
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