Government Policy
Improving Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Insurance in India
India’s crop insurance program is the world’s largest with 25 million farmers insured. However, issues in design, particularly related to delays in claims settlement, have led to 95 million farmer households not being covered, despite significant government subsidy. To address this and other problems, the Government of India is piloting a modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme, a market-based scheme with involvement from the private sector.
Review and Analysis of Existing Drought Risk Reduction Policies and Programmes in Kenya
Volatility in agricultural commodity markets: Towards some policy responses
This presentation details food price spikes and the policy responses to them. The presentation discusses whether financial speculation has been to blame for the price spikes. Concluding the presentation is a statement that multiple factors can affect multiple actors in very different ways, and that there needs to be dynamic solutions to food price issues and a resilient and responsive sector exposed to market signals is required to meet known needs in market volatility.
Farm Level Risk Analysis of Risk and Risk Management Strategies and Policies
How Can Policy Underpin Farmers’ Risk Management Strategies
Risk Management as a Pillar in Agriculture and Food Security Policies - India Case Study, Policy Brief
Ontario Risk Management Program for Grain and Oilseed Producers
This handbook provides an overview of the Risk Management Programfor Grain and Oilseed Producers (RMP) in Ontario, Canada administered by Agricorp, which is a three-year price support program designed to help Ontario grain and oilseed producers offset losses caused by low commodity prices. Funded partly by producers through premiums, payments are triggered when prices for grains and oilseeds fall below a specific support price, which is based on a cost of production formula.
Legal and Regulatory Framework to Facilitate Agricultural Insurance - Part 1 - Application to Dong Thap Project
Legal and Regulatory Framework to Facilitate Agricultural Insurance - Part 2 - Perspectives for Policy
After a brief introduction to agricultural insurance, this presentation reviews some policy and regulation surrounding agricultural insurance in developing countries. The presentation uses the case of Vietnam to demonstrate insurance laws and regulations and the special regulatory considerations surrounding agricultural insurance. Finally, the conclusion reached is that policy development should take place before legislation and regulations are drafted.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Farmers face multiple, often simultaneous, sources of risk - weather, market prices, disease, regulations and more. In view of this, a farmer's business strategy must comprise some form of risk management. OECD works on risk management in agriculture by advising governments on policies that can empower farmers to manage their own business risks. OECD analysis calls for a holistic approach to risk management that focuses on the interactions between different types of risks, the strategies undertaken by farmers, and the whole set of government policies that impact on risk management.
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