Presented by Eyob Meherette (NISCO) at the Workshop on Developing Index-Based Livestock Insurance to Reduce Vulnerability due to Drought-related Livestock Deaths, ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 12 July 2010.
Over the past 10 years, Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture has made significant progress in the agricultural sector. They have implemented policies to support farmers, trained over 71,000 development agents to assist farmers, and expanded irrigation which has increased crop and livestock production. Key metrics like area under cultivation, fertilizer and improved seed usage, and milk, honey, and egg production have all increased substantially in recent years due to these efforts and increased farmer awareness.
The impact of improved chickpea adoption on poverty reduction in ethiopiaICRISAT
Ethiopia is the7th largest producer of Chickpea in the world - 90% of Sub-Saharan Africa‘s production. Two types of chickpea: Desi: brown smaller seeds, traditionally cultivated. Kabuli: cream coloured larger seeds, recently introduced. Various improved Kabuli and Desi varieties released. Low improved variety adoption: <1% in 2001 & 18% in 2003. Various initiatives started to accelerate adoption
9 October 2015
The future of Ethiopia's agriculture: Drivers and Scenariosessp2
The document summarizes research on the past and future of Ethiopia's agriculture sector. Key points include:
- Agricultural land expansion is slowing as yields increase, driven by investments, technology, and market access.
- Farm sizes are declining as younger farmers have less land. Population growth and urbanization are transforming food systems.
- Future scenarios show that targeted investments can boost growth and poverty reduction, but returns diminish if supply outpaces demand. Structural changes also affect agriculture's role in the economy over time.
Custos de Produção Brasileiros e Competitividade Internacional da Carne Bovin...BeefPoint
Palestra Custos de Produção Brasileiros e Competitividade Internacional da Carne Bovina Brasileira, por Sergio de Zen, professor Esalq/USP, coordenador de pecuária do Cepea.
Achievements and challenges in Ethiopian agricultureILRI
Presented by Dr. Abera Deresa (State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) at the 'Dialogue on Ethiopia’s Agricultural Development', 12 November 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Over the past 10 years, Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture has made significant progress in the agricultural sector. They have implemented policies to support farmers, trained over 71,000 development agents to assist farmers, and expanded irrigation which has increased crop and livestock production. Key metrics like area under cultivation, fertilizer and improved seed usage, and milk, honey, and egg production have all increased substantially in recent years due to these efforts and increased farmer awareness.
The impact of improved chickpea adoption on poverty reduction in ethiopiaICRISAT
Ethiopia is the7th largest producer of Chickpea in the world - 90% of Sub-Saharan Africa‘s production. Two types of chickpea: Desi: brown smaller seeds, traditionally cultivated. Kabuli: cream coloured larger seeds, recently introduced. Various improved Kabuli and Desi varieties released. Low improved variety adoption: <1% in 2001 & 18% in 2003. Various initiatives started to accelerate adoption
9 October 2015
The future of Ethiopia's agriculture: Drivers and Scenariosessp2
The document summarizes research on the past and future of Ethiopia's agriculture sector. Key points include:
- Agricultural land expansion is slowing as yields increase, driven by investments, technology, and market access.
- Farm sizes are declining as younger farmers have less land. Population growth and urbanization are transforming food systems.
- Future scenarios show that targeted investments can boost growth and poverty reduction, but returns diminish if supply outpaces demand. Structural changes also affect agriculture's role in the economy over time.
Custos de Produção Brasileiros e Competitividade Internacional da Carne Bovin...BeefPoint
Palestra Custos de Produção Brasileiros e Competitividade Internacional da Carne Bovina Brasileira, por Sergio de Zen, professor Esalq/USP, coordenador de pecuária do Cepea.
Achievements and challenges in Ethiopian agricultureILRI
Presented by Dr. Abera Deresa (State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) at the 'Dialogue on Ethiopia’s Agricultural Development', 12 November 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Economywide Impacts and Risks of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy ProgramIFPRIMaSSP
The document summarizes a study on the economy-wide impacts of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP). Key findings from simulations using a CGE model include:
1) FISP increases maize production and reduces prices, helping beneficiaries but also crowding out other crops.
2) The program's benefit-cost ratio ranges from 0.92 to 1.62 depending on fertilizer use efficiency, but falls with higher fertilizer prices or drought.
3) FISP reduces poverty and increases incomes, though indirect economy-wide benefits are smaller than direct production impacts. The analysis calls for further study of targeting, dynamic effects, and alternative policy options.
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1) Agricultural productivity in Ethiopia has grown steadily in recent years, driven mainly by expansion of cultivated area and increases in traditional inputs like labor and livestock. However, growth in use of modern inputs like fertilizer and improved seeds has been slower.
2) Analysis of national and household-level data show total factor productivity has increased, but at varying rates. TFP growth was 3.7% based on national data but declined 2.6% based on household data.
3) There remains significant potential to further increase efficiency and TFP through greater use of modern inputs and improved agricultural practices. However, challenges remain around adoption rates, input availability and affordability.
The document outlines the key features of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) crop insurance scheme in India, including its components, value proposition, and comparisons to the previous National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS). PMFBY aims to provide higher farmer participation, quicker settlement of claims, and increased use of technology through measures like yield index insurance, weather index insurance, unified package insurance, and a dedicated online portal. The government targets 50% penetration of PMFBY by 2018 through efforts to promote awareness, rationalize premium rates, and leverage digital tools and apps to streamline crop cutting experiments and
Brian Clancey from STATPUB.com shares Global Pulses Import - Export data in this insightful presentation. Pulses production, demand, trends in import-export and future outlook as presented at India Pulses & Grains Associaiton's 'Global Pulses Conclave 2012.
Adoption and impact of climate smart maize varieties on total maize productio...IFPRIMaSSP
This study estimates the impact of drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties on food security in southern Africa. DT maize varieties are a promising technology that can help smallholder farmers adapt to drought risks. Even though DT maize varieties have shown better yield potential under experimental conditions, their impact on smallholder farms across the region has not been evaluated. We use new household data (collected in 2015) from surveys of 2,995 farm households in five countries (Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) to measure the impact of DT maize varieties on food security. We use households past five-year experience of drought as an instrumental variable that triggers the decision to adopt DT maize varieties and an endogenous switching regression to correct for the endogeneity of the DT adoption in estimating maize production. We also evaluate whether a household tends to be more food secure after growing a DT maize variety. Our results show that households that grew DT maize varieties had 600 kg/ha more maize than households that did not grow the DT maize varieties. Given a household of four people, with human maize consumption averaging 91 kg per capita per year, this additional maize provides an extra 1.6 months of food. Given the region's vulnerability to climate change, DT maize varieties prove to be an important adaptation option. We, therefore, recommend that governments in southern Africa promote DT maize varieties to reduce household vulnerability to climatic risks and improve food security.
This document discusses weather index crop insurance provided by Sanasa Insurance Company in Sri Lanka. [1] It provides payouts to farmers when weather indices like rainfall fall outside predetermined thresholds. [2] Sanasa first offered this insurance in 2010 and has since expanded coverage. [3] While it reduces issues like delays and human errors in claims, scaling it up faces challenges like the costs of implementation and lack of reliable weather data in all areas.
This document discusses soil quality and fertility as the most important factors in crop production. It explains that soil determines which crops yield best and the economic return a landowner can expect. The document covers soil profiles, texture, structure, composition, pH, essential nutrients, and how to determine soil reserves and nutrient needs to establish fertilization goals. Key factors like drainage, organic matter and limiting layers are addressed.
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 insurance in India - A snaphot (2010)Outenga
This document discusses lessons learned from scaling crop weather index insurance programs in India. It addresses key challenges such as basis risk from imperfect relationships between indices and losses. It suggests using yield-tailored meteorological indices designed through regression of weather patterns on crop yields to better match farmer risks. The document also covers pricing approaches, factors that influence premium rates, and obstacles to insurance acceptability and sellability that must be addressed, such as complex models, trust issues, and service quality. Overall, the summary highlights lessons for improving the design and delivery of crop insurance programs through weather indices.
This article describes the various challenges and opportunities in implementing Agriculture insurance in India. It also details the historical insurance programs and crop insurance schemes implemented by the Government of India in the past few decades.
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.
Crop insurance. presentation by gourav kumar vani pptxGourav kumar Vani
The document provides a web link and requests the reader to visit the link to access a presentation. It directs the reader to http://www.gouravkumarvani.co.in/ to get access to an online presentation available at that address. In 3 sentences or less.
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.
This document discusses information storage and retrieval. It covers basic concepts of information storage including common storage media like hard drives, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and USB flash drives. It also discusses basic concepts of information retrieval and the major components of IR systems including databases, search mechanisms, languages, and interfaces. Finally, it discusses retrieval techniques, IR systems, evaluating IR systems, and future trends in IR.
Central excise duty is payable on goods before they are removed from the place of manufacture based on the assessable value determined by a central excise officer. The central excise act of 1944 and tariff act of 1985 along with rules issued by the central government and its notifications are the sources of central excise law. Goods covered under central excise include alcoholic liquors, opium, narcotic drugs, and other manufactured or produced goods except those exempted. There are two schedules under central excise - Schedule I covers duties determined on an ad valorem basis according to the tariff, while Schedule II covers specific uniform rates of 8% and 16%.
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.
Inclusive Transformation in Ethiopian Crop Agricultureessp2
This document summarizes trends in Ethiopian crop agriculture over the past decades. It notes that crop agriculture makes up a large share of Ethiopia's economy but productivity remains low compared to other countries. Growth has been driven by intensification through increased use of inputs and extension services rather than expansion of land. However, constraints still exist including small farm sizes, degradation of highlands, and lack of irrigation and improved seeds. The document calls for a long-term, integrated strategy to address these challenges through policies like land rental markets, shifting production practices, and expanded rural opportunities.
The Economywide Impacts and Risks of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy ProgramIFPRIMaSSP
The document summarizes a study on the economy-wide impacts of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP). Key findings from simulations using a CGE model include:
1) FISP increases maize production and reduces prices, helping beneficiaries but also crowding out other crops.
2) The program's benefit-cost ratio ranges from 0.92 to 1.62 depending on fertilizer use efficiency, but falls with higher fertilizer prices or drought.
3) FISP reduces poverty and increases incomes, though indirect economy-wide benefits are smaller than direct production impacts. The analysis calls for further study of targeting, dynamic effects, and alternative policy options.
Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia - Challenges for Future Growthessp2
1) Agricultural productivity in Ethiopia has grown steadily in recent years, driven mainly by expansion of cultivated area and increases in traditional inputs like labor and livestock. However, growth in use of modern inputs like fertilizer and improved seeds has been slower.
2) Analysis of national and household-level data show total factor productivity has increased, but at varying rates. TFP growth was 3.7% based on national data but declined 2.6% based on household data.
3) There remains significant potential to further increase efficiency and TFP through greater use of modern inputs and improved agricultural practices. However, challenges remain around adoption rates, input availability and affordability.
The document outlines the key features of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) crop insurance scheme in India, including its components, value proposition, and comparisons to the previous National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS). PMFBY aims to provide higher farmer participation, quicker settlement of claims, and increased use of technology through measures like yield index insurance, weather index insurance, unified package insurance, and a dedicated online portal. The government targets 50% penetration of PMFBY by 2018 through efforts to promote awareness, rationalize premium rates, and leverage digital tools and apps to streamline crop cutting experiments and
Brian Clancey from STATPUB.com shares Global Pulses Import - Export data in this insightful presentation. Pulses production, demand, trends in import-export and future outlook as presented at India Pulses & Grains Associaiton's 'Global Pulses Conclave 2012.
Adoption and impact of climate smart maize varieties on total maize productio...IFPRIMaSSP
This study estimates the impact of drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties on food security in southern Africa. DT maize varieties are a promising technology that can help smallholder farmers adapt to drought risks. Even though DT maize varieties have shown better yield potential under experimental conditions, their impact on smallholder farms across the region has not been evaluated. We use new household data (collected in 2015) from surveys of 2,995 farm households in five countries (Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) to measure the impact of DT maize varieties on food security. We use households past five-year experience of drought as an instrumental variable that triggers the decision to adopt DT maize varieties and an endogenous switching regression to correct for the endogeneity of the DT adoption in estimating maize production. We also evaluate whether a household tends to be more food secure after growing a DT maize variety. Our results show that households that grew DT maize varieties had 600 kg/ha more maize than households that did not grow the DT maize varieties. Given a household of four people, with human maize consumption averaging 91 kg per capita per year, this additional maize provides an extra 1.6 months of food. Given the region's vulnerability to climate change, DT maize varieties prove to be an important adaptation option. We, therefore, recommend that governments in southern Africa promote DT maize varieties to reduce household vulnerability to climatic risks and improve food security.
This document discusses weather index crop insurance provided by Sanasa Insurance Company in Sri Lanka. [1] It provides payouts to farmers when weather indices like rainfall fall outside predetermined thresholds. [2] Sanasa first offered this insurance in 2010 and has since expanded coverage. [3] While it reduces issues like delays and human errors in claims, scaling it up faces challenges like the costs of implementation and lack of reliable weather data in all areas.
This document discusses soil quality and fertility as the most important factors in crop production. It explains that soil determines which crops yield best and the economic return a landowner can expect. The document covers soil profiles, texture, structure, composition, pH, essential nutrients, and how to determine soil reserves and nutrient needs to establish fertilization goals. Key factors like drainage, organic matter and limiting layers are addressed.
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 insurance in India - A snaphot (2010)Outenga
This document discusses lessons learned from scaling crop weather index insurance programs in India. It addresses key challenges such as basis risk from imperfect relationships between indices and losses. It suggests using yield-tailored meteorological indices designed through regression of weather patterns on crop yields to better match farmer risks. The document also covers pricing approaches, factors that influence premium rates, and obstacles to insurance acceptability and sellability that must be addressed, such as complex models, trust issues, and service quality. Overall, the summary highlights lessons for improving the design and delivery of crop insurance programs through weather indices.
This article describes the various challenges and opportunities in implementing Agriculture insurance in India. It also details the historical insurance programs and crop insurance schemes implemented by the Government of India in the past few decades.
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.
Crop insurance. presentation by gourav kumar vani pptxGourav kumar Vani
The document provides a web link and requests the reader to visit the link to access a presentation. It directs the reader to http://www.gouravkumarvani.co.in/ to get access to an online presentation available at that address. In 3 sentences or less.
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.
This document discusses information storage and retrieval. It covers basic concepts of information storage including common storage media like hard drives, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and USB flash drives. It also discusses basic concepts of information retrieval and the major components of IR systems including databases, search mechanisms, languages, and interfaces. Finally, it discusses retrieval techniques, IR systems, evaluating IR systems, and future trends in IR.
Central excise duty is payable on goods before they are removed from the place of manufacture based on the assessable value determined by a central excise officer. The central excise act of 1944 and tariff act of 1985 along with rules issued by the central government and its notifications are the sources of central excise law. Goods covered under central excise include alcoholic liquors, opium, narcotic drugs, and other manufactured or produced goods except those exempted. There are two schedules under central excise - Schedule I covers duties determined on an ad valorem basis according to the tariff, while Schedule II covers specific uniform rates of 8% and 16%.
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.
Inclusive Transformation in Ethiopian Crop Agricultureessp2
This document summarizes trends in Ethiopian crop agriculture over the past decades. It notes that crop agriculture makes up a large share of Ethiopia's economy but productivity remains low compared to other countries. Growth has been driven by intensification through increased use of inputs and extension services rather than expansion of land. However, constraints still exist including small farm sizes, degradation of highlands, and lack of irrigation and improved seeds. The document calls for a long-term, integrated strategy to address these challenges through policies like land rental markets, shifting production practices, and expanded rural opportunities.
Integrated agricultural system, migration, and social protection strategies t...ILRI
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Smallholder farmers in Africa have low productivity and incomes due to subsistence farming practices and lack of investment. Conservation agriculture (CA) has potential to improve this by increasing yields with minimal capital costs. However, CA alone is not sufficient - it must be combined with efforts to organize farmers, establish input and output systems, and develop supportive policies. With CA improving productivity and reducing risk, smallholders could become attractive partners for private sector investment in agricultural markets. But private sector endorsement and involvement is needed to fully unlock the potential of CA for smallholder commercialization and income generation.
Keating - Sustainable intensification and the food security challenge CIALCA
Presentation delivered at the CIALCA international conference 'Challenges and Opportunities to the agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa'. Kigali, Rwanda, October 24-27 2011.
This document discusses actions needed to reduce food price volatility and protect poor people. It recommends establishing social safety nets, strategic grain reserves, and supporting open global trade. It also stresses the need to promote agricultural growth, especially for smallholders, through investments in research, infrastructure, and climate-resilient technologies. An international working group is proposed to monitor the global food situation and provide guidance on reserves and coordinated responses to volatility.
This document provides information for a meeting of the ARSO Technical Harmonization Committee on Agriculture and Food Products. It discusses the background and importance of agriculture in Africa, and outlines ARSO's mandate and objectives. It also lists the guiding instruments and principles for harmonizing standards related to agriculture and food products in Africa. The meeting will focus on harmonizing existing African standards and prioritizing draft standards for harmonization based on lists provided in the annexes.
Yara :Large-Scale Agricultural Land Investments and (Un)Employment in Nigeriafutureagricultures
The document summarizes a study on the impact of large-scale agricultural land investments (LALIs) on employment in Nigeria. Preliminary results show that households in communities with LALIs have slightly lower average welfare outcomes than those without. Quantitative analysis uses a differences-in-differences technique to examine the average treatment effect. Qualitative fieldwork at an oil palm LALI in Ogun State found it provides regular employment to accountants and managers, but most workers are casual laborers from neighboring countries earning about 800 Naira per day. Issues include a lack of job security, low pay increases, and few benefits for most workers. The study aims to better understand LALI impacts on host communities and implications for policy.
This document discusses knowledge management in Indian agriculture. It notes that over 80% of Indians depend on agriculture and knowledge transfer plays an important role in growth. It describes the major organizations involved in agricultural knowledge - public sector bodies like ICAR, state universities, private companies, and NGOs. Public sector focuses on increasing productivity through research, education, and extension. Private sector focuses on commercial goals and products. NGOs focus on dissemination, documentation, and local knowledge. Climate-smart agriculture is presented as key to ensuring food security amidst population growth and climate change.
Impact of the Adoption of Improved Varieties of Household Income of Farmers i...BRNSS Publication Hub
In Benin, maize occupies a strategic place in the agricultural sector due to its growing importance in national
consumption and trade with neighboring countries. This study aims to analyze the impact of the adoption of
improved maize varieties on the income and expenditure of maize farmers in the South Atlantic Department
of Benin. The data used were collected from 144 maize growers in the Atlantic Department. Maize farmers
with or without improved varieties were selected randomly. The average treatment effect method with
propensity score matching was used to estimate the impact of the adoption of improved maize varieties
on household income and expenditure. Maize growers using four impact indicators: (i) Netincome; (ii)
school expenses; (iii) health expenditure; and (iv) food expenditures. The results showed that the adoption
of improved maize varieties led to an improvement in annual netincome (a relative effect of 8.78%), health
expenditure (a relative effect of 15.88%), and expenditure on education (a relative effect of 16.08%). On
the other hand, the adoption of improved varieties of maize has no significant influence on the expenditure
invested in the dietof household members. It shows that the adoption of improved varieties of maize by
which has a positive impact on the netincome, health expenditure, and household education expenditure.
Impact of the Adoption of Improved Varieties of Household Income of Farmers i...BRNSS Publication Hub
In Benin, maize occupies a strategic place in the agricultural sector due to its growing importance in national consumption and trade with neighboring countries. This study aims to analyze the impact of the adoption of improved maize varieties on the income and expenditure of maize farmers in the South Atlantic Department of Benin. The data used were collected from 144 maize growers in the Atlantic Department. Maize farmers with or without improved varieties were selected randomly. The average treatment effect method with propensity score matching was used to estimate the impact of the adoption of improved maize varieties on household income and expenditure. Maize growers using four impact indicators: (i) Netincome; (ii) school expenses; (iii) health expenditure; and (iv) food expenditures. The results showed that the adoption of improved maize varieties led to an improvement in annual netincome (a relative effect of 8.78%), health expenditure (a relative effect of 15.88%), and expenditure on education (a relative effect of 16.08%). On the other hand, the adoption of improved varieties of maize has no significant influence on the expenditure invested in the dietof household members. It shows that the adoption of improved varieties of maize by which has a positive impact on the netincome, health expenditure, and household education expenditure.
Uruguay has an economy strongly based on agriculture, with over 90% of agricultural land using no-till systems to conserve soils. Uruguay is working to intensify agricultural production sustainably by increasing food production, minimizing environmental impacts, and building resilience to climate change.
Uruguay has developed an institutional framework for coordinating climate change responses, led by the National System of Response to Climate Change. Key ministries coordinate on agriculture and climate change issues. Uruguay released its first national climate change document in 2010 and continues to advance strategies through initiatives such as its National Adaptation Plan.
Uruguay uses policies like investment promotion and index insurance subsidies to leverage domestic and international funding for climate adaptation projects in agriculture.
The document discusses IFAD's priorities and role in promoting bioenergy and smallholder agriculture. It notes that IFAD has supported over 300 million rural poor people through 829 projects in 115 countries. Smallholder farms are important, with 500 million farms worldwide supporting over 2 billion people. The document discusses opportunities and risks for agriculture, and the role of smallholders and options like cash crops, livestock integration and agro-processing in closing the poverty gap. It advocates using biofuels to expand opportunities for rural smallholders while ensuring food security and environmental sustainability.
The document discusses climate smart agriculture (CSA) policy and coordination in the East African Community (EAC). It outlines the EAC's role in developing CSA policies and programs to improve agricultural productivity and food security while reducing emissions. Key points include:
1) The EAC has developed a CSA policy framework to guide adaptation and mitigation efforts across the region.
2) Challenges to scaling up CSA include weak institutions, lack of technical capacity and information sharing, and limited funding.
3) Opportunities include mainstreaming CSA into development plans, policies and strategies with support from initiatives like CAADP and efforts to mobilize climate finance.
4) The EAC
Food Security and Fisheries: Major issues for the Diplomatic Education and tr...Árni Matthias Mathiesen
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For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.
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.
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
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SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
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An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Salesforce Integration for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions A...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on integration of Salesforce with Bonterra Impact Management.
Interested in deploying an integration with Salesforce for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
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Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
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During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
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Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
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ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providers
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