Weather Risk Services is a global risk management company that provides innovative insurance and information services using data, technology, and automation. It has over 100 employees operating across India and globally. The document outlines Weather Risk Services' vision, clients, impact, and proposals for developing customized weather and crop insurance programs through a three phase approach of planning, piloting, and scaling up.
This document discusses ways to scale up agricultural micro-insurance in Africa. It notes that ACRE Africa provides localized micro-insurance solutions to reduce climate risks. However, more work is needed to incorporate risk reduction activities and make insurance demand-driven. Insurance should be one part of a financial education strategy that includes savings, credit, and risk reduction. Case studies show insurance can help farmers invest more and reduce distress after losses, but farmers still see insurance as risky. The document calls for bundling insurance with climate-smart agriculture, using data to improve products, and better linking insurance with farmer services and organizations.
Agriculture risk management and role of insurancerichikatyagi
The document discusses agriculture risk management and the role of crop insurance in India. It notes that Indian agriculture faces various risks like production, market, financial, and weather risks. Crop insurance helps protect farmers' incomes from uncertainties caused by natural factors. It allows farmers to take more risks and adopt new technologies by ensuring compensation for losses. The document outlines different models of crop insurance, including traditional yield-based insurance and index-based weather insurance. It argues that weather insurance is better suited to India given its rainfall dependence, but also notes challenges in implementing it at scale. Mutual insurance and existing national and state-level crop insurance policies in India are also summarized.
Presentation by Pramod Aggarwal, Regional Program Leader for South Asia, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), at the Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance conference, on the sidelines of SBSTA. https://ccafs.cgiar.org/scaling-agricultural-adaptation-through-insurance
This presentation takes you through Prospects and insights of Crop Insurance. Solicitation of Business, Operation Features, challenges and Technological Interventions related Crop Insurance are shown.
by Pramod Aggarwal, CGIAR Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security. Presented at seminar on Insuring the future of farmers under climate change. London, UK. 28 January 2015. Learn more: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/weather-index-based-insurance
Weather Risk Services is a global risk management company that provides innovative insurance and information services using data, technology, and automation. It has over 100 employees operating across India and globally. The document outlines Weather Risk Services' vision, clients, impact, and proposals for developing customized weather and crop insurance programs through a three phase approach of planning, piloting, and scaling up.
This document discusses ways to scale up agricultural micro-insurance in Africa. It notes that ACRE Africa provides localized micro-insurance solutions to reduce climate risks. However, more work is needed to incorporate risk reduction activities and make insurance demand-driven. Insurance should be one part of a financial education strategy that includes savings, credit, and risk reduction. Case studies show insurance can help farmers invest more and reduce distress after losses, but farmers still see insurance as risky. The document calls for bundling insurance with climate-smart agriculture, using data to improve products, and better linking insurance with farmer services and organizations.
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The document discusses agriculture risk management and the role of crop insurance in India. It notes that Indian agriculture faces various risks like production, market, financial, and weather risks. Crop insurance helps protect farmers' incomes from uncertainties caused by natural factors. It allows farmers to take more risks and adopt new technologies by ensuring compensation for losses. The document outlines different models of crop insurance, including traditional yield-based insurance and index-based weather insurance. It argues that weather insurance is better suited to India given its rainfall dependence, but also notes challenges in implementing it at scale. Mutual insurance and existing national and state-level crop insurance policies in India are also summarized.
Presentation by Pramod Aggarwal, Regional Program Leader for South Asia, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), at the Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance conference, on the sidelines of SBSTA. https://ccafs.cgiar.org/scaling-agricultural-adaptation-through-insurance
This presentation takes you through Prospects and insights of Crop Insurance. Solicitation of Business, Operation Features, challenges and Technological Interventions related Crop Insurance are shown.
by Pramod Aggarwal, CGIAR Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security. Presented at seminar on Insuring the future of farmers under climate change. London, UK. 28 January 2015. Learn more: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/weather-index-based-insurance
Presentation by Dan Osgood, Lead Scientist, Financial Instruments Sector Team, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), at the Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance conference, on the sidelines of SBSTA.
https://ccafs.cgiar.org/scaling-agricultural-adaptation-through-insurance
Presentation by Ishmael Sunga, CEO, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU), at the Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance conference, on the sidelines of SBSTA.
https://ccafs.cgiar.org/scaling-agricultural-adaptation-through-insurance
This document discusses agricultural insurance in India, including its evolution, performance of different schemes, and issues faced. It provides the following key points:
1) Crop insurance schemes in India have evolved from rainfall insurance in the 1920s to current national schemes that use area-yield indexes or weather indexes.
2) Yield-based schemes like NAIS insured large areas but had low claims ratios and farmer benefits. Weather index schemes have higher claims ratios but issues with basis risk remain.
3) Low insurance penetration is due to factors like farmers' low willingness to pay, lack of suitable products, and incomplete understanding of insurance purposes.
4) A comprehensive revenue assurance or income protection plan that stabilizes total farm income
Presentation by P Joseph, Agriculture Insurance Company, on crop insurance in India at the CCAFS Workshop on Institutions and Policies to Scale out Climate Smart Agriculture held between 2-5 December 2013, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The document discusses risk management in agriculture and an index-based crop insurance program called Kilimo Salama in Kenya. It notes the various risks farmers face from weather, pests and diseases. Kilimo Salama allows farmers to purchase insurance for their crops at a low premium when buying seeds and fertilizer, which pays out based on automated weather station data without farm visits. It has helped farmers withstand drought and increase their crop yields and income through continued farming investments.
Rainfall Insurance in India: Does It Deal With Risks in Dryland Farming? ICRISAT
Rainfall insurance in India has failed to reduce risks in dryland farming for several reasons:
- Village-level rainfall data varied widely from reference station data from 2005-2013, meaning insurance payouts did not accurately reflect local conditions.
- Important crops grown by farmers were not covered by insurance policies.
- Compensation levels were less than 50% of losses, making insurance less attractive to farmers.
- The methodology for determining payouts lacked transparency.
- Poor farmers faced price and liquidity constraints in paying premiums.
- Lack of trust between farmers and insurance providers.
Government run crop yield insurance scheme, procurement at minimum support prices and calamity relief funds are the major instruments being used to protect the Indian farmer from agricultural variability. However, crop insurance covers only about 10% of sown area and suffers from an adverse claims to premium. There are problems with both the design and delivery of crop insurance schemes. These problems could be overcome with rainfall insurance with a well developed rainfall measurement infrastructure. Private and public insurers are currently experimenting with rainfall insurance products. Given the current levels of yield and rainfall variability the actuarially fair premium rates are likely to be high and in many cases unattractive or unaffordable. Instead of adopting the easy and unsustainable route of large subsidies, in the long term the government should consider risk mitigation through improvements in the irrigation and water management infrastructure.
FCS Financial staff provided an update on the 2014 crop insurance changes at the FCS Financial Ag Seminars held in February 2014. View our website, www.myfcsfinancial.com, to find a crop insurance agent near you.
Farming is risky due to unpredictable weather and climate change poses additional risks. Smallholder farmers are vulnerable but their resilience depends on access to resources, technology, institutions, and value chains. Only 3-5% of climate funding reaches smallholder farmers. Farmers' organizations can play an important role in increasing resilience by providing members with services, market access, and sustainable access to natural resources. Strong farmers' organizations can transform landscapes through agroforestry and forest restoration, providing food, income, and ecological resilience at scale. Their multi-level structures also allow for complementary services and policy negotiation.
1. The document discusses weather-based crop insurance and describes various risks faced by farmers like droughts and floods. It also discusses different formal and informal risk management strategies.
2. Formal insurance programs are described, including a weather index insurance product offered by ICICI Lombard and BASIX to insure farmers against deficient rainfall. The program divides the monsoon season into growth phases and provides payouts if rainfall is below a trigger level.
3. Challenges in developing weather index insurance are also outlined, such as basis risk. But the product is seen as well-suited for catastrophe risks with simple design and low costs.
Crop insurance plays a key role in managing agricultural risk. It allows farmers to pool unpredictable yield and revenue risks, making losses more predictable. The US has a unique public-private partnership where the government subsidizes premiums and offers reinsurance so farmers can afford coverage, and private companies deliver the program and service policies. Under this system, crop insurance has grown to provide billions of dollars in coverage and indemnities annually to US agriculture.
This document provides an overview of crop insurance in India, including the evolution of different schemes. It discusses the risks faced by Indian farmers and different approaches to crop insurance. The major schemes discussed are the Pilot Crop Insurance Scheme from 1979-1984, the Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme from 1985-1999, the Experimental Crop Insurance Scheme in 1997-1998, and the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme implemented from 1999 to present. It provides details on the features and performance of each scheme. Key challenges identified include only covering loanee farmers, limited crop coverage, low sums insured, and high claim ratios under previous schemes.
Ms. Deborah Perkins - Financial Impact of Tomorrow's Trends on Animal Agricul...John Blue
This document discusses the impact of emerging technologies on the animal agriculture industry from a financier's perspective. It notes that population growth, income growth, and urbanization are increasing global demand for food by over 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2050. However, agricultural productivity growth is declining while arable land is limited. New technologies that can increase yields and production efficiency in a sustainable way will be necessary to meet rising demand. Factors like access to innovation, sufficient scale of adoption, dedicated supply chains, and technologies that improve profitability will influence which technologies are commercially viable. The implications for financiers include needing to identify commercially successful technologies, anticipating increased capital and working capital needs from adoption, and managing risks that emerge
Crop insurance aims to mitigate financial losses suffered by farmers due to damage or destruction of crops from various risks like weather fluctuations. It provides insurance coverage and financial support to farmers in the event of failed crops. The objectives are to encourage progressive farming practices and stabilize farm incomes. Crop insurance can avoid losses from unpreventable causes like weather, pests, and market prices. It benefits farmers through increased repayment capacity and avoiding risk of non-payment. It also benefits banks and reduces government relief payments. Leading technology like the AIR Multi-peril Crop Loss Model provides a scientific approach for analyzing and pricing crop insurance programs.
This study examines the history of agricultural insurance schemes in India, including the challenges of implementing them. It discusses several schemes launched over time, from an initial individual farmer approach in the 1970s to the latest National Crop Insurance Program in 2013. Major issues with agricultural insurance in India include large insured areas, unreliable historical data, lack of awareness among non-loan farmers, and high premium rates.
Potential role of small & marginal farmers in food securitySaurav Paul
Small and marginal farmers constitute over 85% of farmers in India but face challenges of small land holdings and high production costs. Focusing support on these farmers could help address food insecurity in India and beyond. Concerted efforts are needed like shared cropping to reduce costs, technology upgrades to boost productivity, improved access to subsidized agricultural inputs and credit, integrated markets, and supportive policies around APMC acts and storage facilities. Supporting small farmers could increase their incomes and prosperity while ensuring national and global food security.
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Index-insurance to protect pastoralists from drought shocksILRI
Presented by Francesco Fava, ILRI, at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Agro-Livestock Workshop–Climate Risks and Innovation in Conflict affected areas Linked to Agro/Livestock Production, Nairobi, 4 December 2019
This presentation summarizes Nyala Insurance's experience with the EPIICA weather index insurance pilot project in Ethiopia. The key points are:
1. The project aimed to provide insurance and credit to smallholder farmers using insurance as partial collateral. It covered over 6,000 farmers and insured over 600 hectares of crops across Amhara region from 2012-2015.
2. Claims were paid out in years with poor rainfall, particularly in Tewledere woreda in 2013. Over 180,000 ETB was paid in claims that year.
3. Challenges included delays in credit disbursement, competition from other lenders, limited capacity of delivery partners, and high initial premium rates
Presentation by Dan Osgood, Lead Scientist, Financial Instruments Sector Team, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), at the Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance conference, on the sidelines of SBSTA.
https://ccafs.cgiar.org/scaling-agricultural-adaptation-through-insurance
Presentation by Ishmael Sunga, CEO, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU), at the Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance conference, on the sidelines of SBSTA.
https://ccafs.cgiar.org/scaling-agricultural-adaptation-through-insurance
This document discusses agricultural insurance in India, including its evolution, performance of different schemes, and issues faced. It provides the following key points:
1) Crop insurance schemes in India have evolved from rainfall insurance in the 1920s to current national schemes that use area-yield indexes or weather indexes.
2) Yield-based schemes like NAIS insured large areas but had low claims ratios and farmer benefits. Weather index schemes have higher claims ratios but issues with basis risk remain.
3) Low insurance penetration is due to factors like farmers' low willingness to pay, lack of suitable products, and incomplete understanding of insurance purposes.
4) A comprehensive revenue assurance or income protection plan that stabilizes total farm income
Presentation by P Joseph, Agriculture Insurance Company, on crop insurance in India at the CCAFS Workshop on Institutions and Policies to Scale out Climate Smart Agriculture held between 2-5 December 2013, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The document discusses risk management in agriculture and an index-based crop insurance program called Kilimo Salama in Kenya. It notes the various risks farmers face from weather, pests and diseases. Kilimo Salama allows farmers to purchase insurance for their crops at a low premium when buying seeds and fertilizer, which pays out based on automated weather station data without farm visits. It has helped farmers withstand drought and increase their crop yields and income through continued farming investments.
Rainfall Insurance in India: Does It Deal With Risks in Dryland Farming? ICRISAT
Rainfall insurance in India has failed to reduce risks in dryland farming for several reasons:
- Village-level rainfall data varied widely from reference station data from 2005-2013, meaning insurance payouts did not accurately reflect local conditions.
- Important crops grown by farmers were not covered by insurance policies.
- Compensation levels were less than 50% of losses, making insurance less attractive to farmers.
- The methodology for determining payouts lacked transparency.
- Poor farmers faced price and liquidity constraints in paying premiums.
- Lack of trust between farmers and insurance providers.
Government run crop yield insurance scheme, procurement at minimum support prices and calamity relief funds are the major instruments being used to protect the Indian farmer from agricultural variability. However, crop insurance covers only about 10% of sown area and suffers from an adverse claims to premium. There are problems with both the design and delivery of crop insurance schemes. These problems could be overcome with rainfall insurance with a well developed rainfall measurement infrastructure. Private and public insurers are currently experimenting with rainfall insurance products. Given the current levels of yield and rainfall variability the actuarially fair premium rates are likely to be high and in many cases unattractive or unaffordable. Instead of adopting the easy and unsustainable route of large subsidies, in the long term the government should consider risk mitigation through improvements in the irrigation and water management infrastructure.
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Farming is risky due to unpredictable weather and climate change poses additional risks. Smallholder farmers are vulnerable but their resilience depends on access to resources, technology, institutions, and value chains. Only 3-5% of climate funding reaches smallholder farmers. Farmers' organizations can play an important role in increasing resilience by providing members with services, market access, and sustainable access to natural resources. Strong farmers' organizations can transform landscapes through agroforestry and forest restoration, providing food, income, and ecological resilience at scale. Their multi-level structures also allow for complementary services and policy negotiation.
1. The document discusses weather-based crop insurance and describes various risks faced by farmers like droughts and floods. It also discusses different formal and informal risk management strategies.
2. Formal insurance programs are described, including a weather index insurance product offered by ICICI Lombard and BASIX to insure farmers against deficient rainfall. The program divides the monsoon season into growth phases and provides payouts if rainfall is below a trigger level.
3. Challenges in developing weather index insurance are also outlined, such as basis risk. But the product is seen as well-suited for catastrophe risks with simple design and low costs.
Crop insurance plays a key role in managing agricultural risk. It allows farmers to pool unpredictable yield and revenue risks, making losses more predictable. The US has a unique public-private partnership where the government subsidizes premiums and offers reinsurance so farmers can afford coverage, and private companies deliver the program and service policies. Under this system, crop insurance has grown to provide billions of dollars in coverage and indemnities annually to US agriculture.
This document provides an overview of crop insurance in India, including the evolution of different schemes. It discusses the risks faced by Indian farmers and different approaches to crop insurance. The major schemes discussed are the Pilot Crop Insurance Scheme from 1979-1984, the Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme from 1985-1999, the Experimental Crop Insurance Scheme in 1997-1998, and the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme implemented from 1999 to present. It provides details on the features and performance of each scheme. Key challenges identified include only covering loanee farmers, limited crop coverage, low sums insured, and high claim ratios under previous schemes.
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Crop insurance aims to mitigate financial losses suffered by farmers due to damage or destruction of crops from various risks like weather fluctuations. It provides insurance coverage and financial support to farmers in the event of failed crops. The objectives are to encourage progressive farming practices and stabilize farm incomes. Crop insurance can avoid losses from unpreventable causes like weather, pests, and market prices. It benefits farmers through increased repayment capacity and avoiding risk of non-payment. It also benefits banks and reduces government relief payments. Leading technology like the AIR Multi-peril Crop Loss Model provides a scientific approach for analyzing and pricing crop insurance programs.
This study examines the history of agricultural insurance schemes in India, including the challenges of implementing them. It discusses several schemes launched over time, from an initial individual farmer approach in the 1970s to the latest National Crop Insurance Program in 2013. Major issues with agricultural insurance in India include large insured areas, unreliable historical data, lack of awareness among non-loan farmers, and high premium rates.
Potential role of small & marginal farmers in food securitySaurav Paul
Small and marginal farmers constitute over 85% of farmers in India but face challenges of small land holdings and high production costs. Focusing support on these farmers could help address food insecurity in India and beyond. Concerted efforts are needed like shared cropping to reduce costs, technology upgrades to boost productivity, improved access to subsidized agricultural inputs and credit, integrated markets, and supportive policies around APMC acts and storage facilities. Supporting small farmers could increase their incomes and prosperity while ensuring national and global food security.
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This presentation summarizes Nyala Insurance's experience with the EPIICA weather index insurance pilot project in Ethiopia. The key points are:
1. The project aimed to provide insurance and credit to smallholder farmers using insurance as partial collateral. It covered over 6,000 farmers and insured over 600 hectares of crops across Amhara region from 2012-2015.
2. Claims were paid out in years with poor rainfall, particularly in Tewledere woreda in 2013. Over 180,000 ETB was paid in claims that year.
3. Challenges included delays in credit disbursement, competition from other lenders, limited capacity of delivery partners, and high initial premium rates
At the Workshop on Innovations in Index Insurance to Promote Agricultural and Livestock Development in Ethiopia held on December 3rd, 2015 in Addis Ababa, Underwriting Manager of Nyala Insurance, Solomon Zegeye, presented the Insurer's perspective on an innovative inter-linked mincroinsurance and microcredit project
1. The document summarizes Nyala Insurance's experience providing microinsurance in Ethiopia from 2007-2010, including multiperil crop insurance and weather index crop insurance.
2. It identifies lessons learned, such as lack of farmer awareness and affordability issues, insufficient insurer data and capacity, and a need for better coordination between stakeholders.
3. Recommendations are made to enhance education and training, make farmer livelihoods the priority, establish a legal framework, improve products and processes, and foster collaboration across government, insurers, donors and banks.
Socio-economic factors influencing uptake of agriculture insurance by smallho...Premier Publishers
Despite a limited uptake by smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe, agriculture insurance is considered an effective tool for risk management in agriculture. The study used the Logit regression model to determine the factors that influence the uptake of agricultural insurance by smallholder farmer households in Goromonzi district of Zimbabwe using a random sample of 187 maize contracted farmers. The determinants that were of statistical significant and positively influence the uptake of agricultural insurance were age of head of household, source of extension information coming from non-governmental organisation, and farmer receiving advice on agricultural insurance. On the other hand, the determinants that significantly and negatively influence uptake of agricultural insurance are number of extension visits per month by AGRITEX and other governments departments, number of extension visits by other farmers, total income of households in a year and number of years a household head is in a farmer group. Based on the findings it is clear that the Government of Zimbabwe is not being supportive of agricultural insurance, despite having the largest number of extension staff at smallholder farmer’s exposure. It is therefore recommended that the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Mechanisation must have a policy framework on agricultural insurance training and awareness at smallholder farmer level.
Selling weather index insurance to farmers in ethiopia lessons learnedessp2
Weather risk remains a major challenge for farmers in Ethiopia. Drought can significantly impact households' consumption levels and welfare. Index-based weather insurance offers possibilities to help farmers manage risk, but basis risk and lack of trust have limited demand. A study in Ethiopia tested selling insurance through informal risk-sharing groups called iddirs. Key lessons included the need to minimize basis risk, subsidize prices, build trust over time, and sell early in the growing season. Selling through groups helped increase sales by addressing some idiosyncratic basis risk. With smart subsidies and continued product improvements to reduce basis risk, index insurance could help vulnerable households if combined with other risk management strategies.
PlaNet Guarantee is an insurance broker that develops innovative insurance products tailored to the needs of populations excluded from traditional insurance. It has developed index-based agricultural insurance programs in multiple countries in West Africa to protect farmers against risks from climate events. The programs use satellite data and weather station information to automatically payout claims indexed to measures like rainfall levels. This stabilizes farmers' incomes and the broader agriculture sector by securing access to credit, investment, and markets. Partnerships with local insurers, reinsurers, banks, microfinance institutions, and farmer cooperatives facilitate the distribution and management of the insurance programs. [/SUMMARY]
1. The document discusses the importance of data for providing agricultural insurance to small-scale farmers in Africa. It outlines MicroEnsure's agriculture insurance programs in several African countries that insure crops using weather index and area yield methods.
2. Key stakeholders in collecting various types of data are identified, including farmer organizations, aggregators, governments, research bodies, meteorological agencies, and insurers. Farmer organizations and aggregators should provide crop data and feedback, while governments should facilitate databases and support the agriculture sector. Research bodies and meteorological agencies maintain weather and market data.
3. Recommendations include farmer organizations and aggregators compiling crop data and experience, governments facilitating databases and regulations, research bodies maintaining data,
Presentation by Ulrich Hess, Senior Advisor, GIZ, at the Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance conference, on the sidelines of SBSTA. https://ccafs.cgiar.org/scaling-agricultural-adaptation-through-insurance
While the majority of the African population is heavily reliant on agriculture, the continent has lagged behind other developing regions in progressing this essential sector. Research and development specific to the continent’s varied ecosystems and crops has been chronically neglected, as has infrastructure and education to support farmers. As Harvard professor and Kenyan national Calestous Juma has argued: “Neglect of agriculture has been a defining feature of Africa’s economic policy over the last four decades.”
Daniel Osgood of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society presented on index-based insurance projects that have reached farmers at scale at the workshop on Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural Insurance Community in Washington, DC, 20-22 January 2014, hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Read more about CCAFS work on index-based weather insurance: http://bit.ly/Ll7Z7Z
Building the next generation of farmers
Supporting capacity-development of African Farmer’s Organisations through improved Policies, Technologies and Capabilities
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A business approach to poverty reduction: CSA and index insurance - H. Great...CIMMYT
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In between the obvious risks from crop failures and livestock epidemics, and food contamination at the retail level, are food security issues and risks that run through the entire food supply chain. Because there are so many interconnected threads in food security, it is important for insurers to have a grasp of the entire picture.
This document summarizes a study that assesses the performance of two major crop insurance schemes in Odisha, India: the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and the Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS). The study analyzes secondary data on coverage, financial performance, and operational efficiency of the schemes. It also uses primary survey data from 200 farmer households in two districts. The key findings are:
1) Coverage of crop insurance in Odisha has increased from 10-16% of cropped area from 2000-2012, but 84% remains uncovered. Coverage increased mainly due to more loanee farmers. Non-loanee farmer coverage declined over time under both schemes.
2) NA
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I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
Best 20 SEO Techniques To Improve Website Visibility In SERPPixlogix Infotech
Boost your website's visibility with proven SEO techniques! Our latest blog dives into essential strategies to enhance your online presence, increase traffic, and rank higher on search engines. From keyword optimization to quality content creation, learn how to make your site stand out in the crowded digital landscape. Discover actionable tips and expert insights to elevate your SEO game.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
OpenID AuthZEN Interop Read Out - AuthorizationDavid Brossard
During Identiverse 2024 and EIC 2024, members of the OpenID AuthZEN WG got together and demoed their authorization endpoints conforming to the AuthZEN API
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
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