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The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) is working in strategic partnership with NEPAD/CAADP to mainstream risk management policies and tools into the agricultural investment plans of 9 African countries. The Risk Assessment Study on Uganda was launched on the 28th of October in Kampala on the occasion of the Commemoration of the African Day on Food and Nutrition Security. This webinar presented the methodology and results of this study and gave the opportunity to discuss the main findings with the authors.
The purpose of the study is to gather available quantitative information on agricultural risks in Uganda and their incidence of producers. The study develops a scoring method to quantify the severity and frequency of these risks to facilitate the prioritization in risk management decisions. Among the risk priorities identified in these exercises, price fluctuations, pests and diseases, and post-harvest losses were ranked highest in the scoring. The following questions are proposed for the discussion: Are these results of the study in line with risk perceptions on Uganda? How do the results from Uganda compare to findings from other countries? How can the results of such a study be used for identifying policy and investment priorities? How can the methodology be improved and adapted for similar studies in other countries?
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+++ About the webinar+++
The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) is working in strategic partnership with NEPAD/CAADP to mainstream risk management policies and tools into the agricultural investment plans of 9 African countries. The Risk Assessment Study on Uganda was launched on the 28th of October in Kampala on the occasion of the Commemoration of the African Day on Food and Nutrition Security. This webinar presented the methodology and results of this study and gave the opportunity to discuss the main findings with the authors.
The purpose of the study is to gather available quantitative information on agricultural risks in Uganda and their incidence of producers. The study develops a scoring method to quantify the severity and frequency of these risks to facilitate the prioritization in risk management decisions. Among the risk priorities identified in these exercises, price fluctuations, pests and diseases, and post-harvest losses were ranked highest in the scoring. The following questions are proposed for the discussion: Are these results of the study in line with risk perceptions on Uganda? How do the results from Uganda compare to findings from other countries? How can the results of such a study be used for identifying policy and investment priorities? How can the methodology be improved and adapted for similar studies in other countries?
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