The agriculture of the early modern low plain of Lombardy was one of the most developed in Europe. This did not eliminate the risk, partly because it was one of the most densely populated regions on the continent. The population and the Lombard authorities were therefore also concerned about the natural fluctuations in harvests, as they constantly monitored local production and supply channels. This article presents the main collective and ordinary farming risks experienced in early modern Lombardy. After providing a definition of risk connected with agricultural activities, it considers the different agricultural goals of the various social groups involved in primary production. At the same time, it analyses the various institutional and practical responses to agricultural risks.
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Chapter Title
Risk sharing in agriculture: institutions and practices of cooperation in early modern Lombardy
Authors
Matteo Di Tullio
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2.15
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Gestione del rischio, insolvenza e bancarotta nel mondo premoderno (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Risk management, insolvency, and bankruptcy in the pre-modern world (13th-18th centuries)
Editors
Angela Orlandi
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Number of Pages
568
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0962-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0963-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0964-9
Series Title
Datini Studies in Economic History
Series ISSN
2975-1241
Series E-ISSN
2975-1195