Russia Livestock Overview: Cattle, Swine, Sheep & Goats Private plots generate 48 percent of cattle, 43 percent of swine and 54 percent of sheep and goats in Russia. The Russian government recently approved a new program that will succeed the National Priority Project in agriculture (NPP) titled, “The State Program for Development of Agriculture and Regulation of Food and Agricultural Markets in 2008-2012,” that encourages pork and beef production and attempts to address Russia’s declining cattle numbers. This program includes import-substitution policies designed to stimulate domestic livestock production and to protect local producers.
Significant increase in world cereal production forecast for 2008, but prices remain high Early prospects point to the possibility of a significant increase in world cereal production in 2008, but international prices of most cereals remain at record high levels and some are still on the increase. The forecast increase in production follows expansion of winter grain plantings and good weather among major producers in Europe and in the United States, coupled with a generally satisfactory outlook elsewhere, according to FAO’s latest Crop Prospects and Food Situation report.
'Fat cats' benefit from EU farming subsidies The Queen and one of the richest men in London, the Duke of Westminster, are among the biggest winners from this year's payment of farm subsidies. The Duke, who owns most of Mayfair and also Grosvenor Farms Limited, was paid £562,786, while the Duke of Marlborough, a member of the Churchill family, was paid £452,944 in subsidy for the Blenheim Farm Partnership based in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
Weather index insurance for agriculture and rural areas in lower-income countries Innovations in risk transfer for natural disasters in lower-income countries, in particular weather index insurance products, can be used to shift various weather-related risks. This article discusses the linkage between weather risk and poverty; provides background information on weather index insurance products; describes requirements for the implementation of weather index insurance and possible roles for governments, donors, and international financial institutions in facilitating implementation; and briefly reviews recent efforts to provide weather index insurance products in rural areas of some middle- and lower-income countries.
On The Revelation Of Private Information In The U.S. Crop Insurance Program The crop insurance program is a prominent facet of U.S. farm policy. The participation of private insurance companies as intermediaries is justified on the basis of efficiency gains. These gains may arise from either decreased transaction costs through better established delivery channels and/or the revelation of private information. We find empirical evidence suggesting that private information is revealed by insurance companies via their reinsurance decisions. However, it is unlikely that such information will be incorporated into subsequent premium rates by the government.
Potential Wider Role for the Co-operative Enterprise Model in Ireland Forfás published a profile of the co-operative enterprise sector in Ireland and internationally. The report, Ireland’s Co-operative Sector, forms part of a review of the legislative and organisational framework for co-operatives in Ireland being undertaken by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The report identifies some of the key challenges and opportunities for Irish co-operatives for the future.
An Evaluation of the Demand for a National Accreditation Scheme for Professionals in the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Related Sectors This report presents the outcomes from a study to assess the demand for a National Accreditation Scheme (NAS) for Professionals (consultants and advisers) in the Natural Resources, Agricultural and related sectors. It builds on a report to the Cooperative Venture for Capacity Building and Innovation in Rural Industries1 by Toohey, DE, (Dec, 2002) that recommended the formation of a National Accreditation Scheme aimed at lifting the national standards of those who provide advice or consulting services to those who manage the land and water resources in Australia, both for production purposes and the protection and enhancement of our natural assets. The Toohey report established the need for accreditation of professional advisers and consultants, as evidenced by the growing activity of relevant professional organisations and industry groups developing certification programs for their sectors. Primary production and natural resource management continues to increase in complexity. No mana
Agricultural insurance revisited: new developments and perspectives in Latin America and the Caribbean This paper focuses on agricultural production risk management, explaining key concepts, understanding why crop insurance markets have been slow to develop, and making recommendations about how to build sustainable markets in developing country contexts, with information drawn from Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper identifies three types of natural phenomena as the dominant risks to agicultural yield.
A review of microinsurance for natural disaster risks in developing countries This study provides an in-depth review of microinsurance by analysing a range of case studies and examining the benefits and limitations of microinsurance. It provides clear evidence of the value and potential of microinsurance in transferring risk and protecting low-income households and businesses against disaster losses.
25.03.2008 Ukraine - Agricultural insurance seminar was conducted on March 18 for specialists of Providna insurance company. Seminar on agricultural insurance was conducted on March 18, 2008 for the specialists of insurance company Providna. Participants were trained on basics of agricultural insurance, specifics of crop and livestock insurance, principles of survey and loss adjustment. Training event was prepared by the experts of IFC Agri-insurance Development Project 27.10.2007 Global Animal Health Initiative: the Way Forward” in collaboration with the FAO at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC (USA), October 9, 10 and 11 2007. The World Bank and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) co-organised a Conference on “Global Animal Health Initiative: the Way Forward” in collaboration with the FAO at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC (USA), October 9, 10 and 11 2007. 123 participants coming from international and regional organizations, representatives of governments of developing and developed countries from the five continents, and the private sector, stressed the importance and urgency of improving the governance and infrastructure worldwide in the field of veterinary zoonoses and animal diseases prevention and control mechanisms, as well as private-public partnership in the implementation of specific programs directed to animal health.
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The World Bank and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) co-organised a Conference on “Global Animal Health Initiative: the Way Forward” in collaboration with the FAO at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC (USA), October 9, 10 and 11 2007. 123 participants coming from international and regional organizations, representatives of governments of developing and developed countries from the five continents, and the private sector, stressed the importance and urgency of improving the governance and infrastructure worldwide in the field of veterinary zoonoses and animal diseases prevention and control mechanisms, as well as private-public partnership in the implementation of specific programs directed to animal health.
