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Facilitating the effective production and marketing of processed food products by small-scale producers in Zimbabwe. Output 6. Report of Policy Recommendations.
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Enabling Environment Risk Management in the Rice Sector

This two pager comprised of articles submitted to the FARMD Featured Topic on Enabling Environment Risk […]
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Government Policies and Competitiveness of Nigerian Rice Economy

Globally, rice is a very important food crop. It is an ancient crop consumed as healthy […]
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Review and Analysis of Existing Drought Risk Reduction Policies and Programmes in Kenya

A draft National Disaster Management Policy / Strategy for Kenya and a draft Arid and Semi-Arid Lands […]
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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 […]
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Farm Level Risk Analysis of Risk and Risk Management Strategies and Policies

ABSTRACT Many different types of programs are being implemented to manage risks, from subsidizing risk market […]
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Risk Management as a Pillar in Agriculture and Food Security Policies – India Case Study, Policy Brief

This paper presents a comprehensive set of agriculture risk management tools and policies within a global […]
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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 […]
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Legal and Regulatory Framework to Facilitate Agricultural Insurance – Part 1 – Application to Dong Thap Project

This presentation outlines the proposal and execution of the Dong Thap Contract Pilot for index-based business […]
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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 […]
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to establish […]
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Structural Change in Turkish Agricultural Insurance Policy and Recent Developments

Climate changes or global warming and related environmental effects have increased the importance of risk sharing […]
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Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

This website provides access to the AgriInvest, AgriInsurance, AgriRecoveryand AgriStability  risk management programs available under Growing […]
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Risk and Insurance

This is a component of a collection of several documents/publications by the Rural Finance Learning Center. […]
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GIEWS Country Briefs

GIEWS Country Briefs provide up to date information on the food security situation of developing countries. […]
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Grenada National Hazard Mitigation Policy

This is a policy outline meant to provide an integrated framework for the implementation of hazard […]
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Loan Deficiency Payments versus Countercyclical Payments: Do We Need Both for a Price Safety Net?

The United States federal government currently runs two major price support programs in agriculture, the marketing […]
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ARPA Subsidies, Unit Choice, and Reform of the U.S. Crop Insurance Program

The Agricultural Risk Protection Act (ARPA) has largely met its objectives of inducing farmers to increase […]
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Risk Management Instruments for Water Reallocations

Federal and state governments are searching for programs and/or policies to deal with the risks linked […]
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Crop Insurance Rates and the Laws of Probability

Increased crop insurance subsidies have increased the demand for insurance at coverage levels higher than the […]
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Drought Management Strategies – 2009

An overview of the risk of drought for certain states in India and an overview of […]
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Agriculture Insurance in India

Government run crop yield insurance scheme, procurement at minimum support prices and calamity relief funds are […]
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Seed Cotton Market Structure and Cotton Sector Performance: Many Lessons but No Fixed Prescriptions

This Policy Brief summarizes evidence reported in a recent study on the links between seed cotton […]
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Insuring Against Bad Weather: Recent Thinking

This comprehensive research document reviews policy options available to governments in its objective of protecting rural […]