Assessment of Wheat Production Related Risks in The Bread Supply Chain of Khuzestan Province

The purpose of this study was to assess the risks associated with wheat production in the bread supply chain of Khuzestan Province, which was carried out in two phases. For this purpose, the exploratory mixed method was used which in the first phase the grounded theory was used for risk identification and in the second phase the cross-sectional survey was used to risk assessment. In the first phase, the population was elites and progressive farmers in wheat production which among them 15 people was selected through a typical case purposeful sampling and revelatory case purposeful sampling method as the sample of the study. Semi-structured interviews and observation were used as the research instrument. In the second phase, the population was wheat producers of the Khuzestan province which among them 150 people was selected through a typical case purposeful sampling as the sample. Data collected using a checklist. The data were assessed based on Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA). Reliability of the recognized risks and validity of checklist were confirmed by a panel of experts. Based on the results of Grounded theory 12 risks categories identified. The results of risk assessment were showed environmental risk, food safety risk, the supply of inputs risk, agricultural activities risk, infrastructure risk, technology risk, access to information and extension education risk, financial risk, delay risk, market risk, research and development risk, human risk. the environmental risk was the very strong risk, food safety risk was a strong risk and market risk, research and development risk, human risk were weakness risks.