Assistance Program for the Caribbean 'market-based agriculture risk management in the Caribbean.' The program is largely financed … by the European Union All Agriculture Commodities Program (AACP) Initiative and contributions from the International Fund … for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and the World Bank. This document provides technical input for designing a national …

in agriculture. The study finds that, while rural households are increasingly diversifying their income sources out of … farming, they have not moved away from rural areas because of the incentives to hold onto small agriculture plots and because … of the high costs of formal employment outside agriculture. Instead, households have increasingly relied on so …

department to develop effective risk management and financial products for agriculture"--World Bank web site …

agriculture insurance through modifying NAIS, an action which, if well implemented, has the potential for significant economic and …

company, Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AICI) to develop an actuarially sound rating methodology and improve the … contract design of the area-yield based National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS) to reduce delays in claim settlement; to …). Crop insurance can contribute to increasing access to rural finance and is required to ensure a more viable agriculture …