World Bank2013-04-222013-04-222010-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13241The objective of the Agricultural Insurance pre-feasibility study is to identify the institutional, operational, technical and financial challenges for the development of agricultural risk transfer solutions and insurance for rice, fruit and vegetables, livestock, and the aquaculture sector in Guyana. The specific objectives of the study include: (i) to identify the production systems, constraints and risks faced by farmers in Guyana; (ii) to assess the institutional, operational and financial capacity in Guyana to manage an agricultural insurance scheme for the selected activities; (iii) to evaluate the availability of information and collect technical data and information needed for the development of an agricultural insurance scheme for the selected activities; (iv) to assess the potential interest of the possible stakeholders that might get involved in the development of an agricultural insurance scheme in Guyana. This report draws heavily on international experience. International experience on agricultural insurance is vast, as it is currently being implemented in more than 100 countries around the world. This study benefits from this experience, which has been tailored to the local economic and social context of Guyana.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICESAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEMEAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMSAGRICULTUREAGRONOMIC PRACTICESANIMAL BREEDINGANIMAL FEEDSANIMAL HEALTHANIMALSAQUACULTUREARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION SERVICESAVAILABILITY OF INFORMATIONAVERAGE YIELDSCAPITAL SERVICESCATASTROPHE INSURANCECATASTROPHIC EVENTSCEREALSCERTIFICATION STANDARDSCHEMICALSCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOCONUTSCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL INSURANCECONTRACT FARMINGCONTRACT FARMING ARRANGEMENTSCOOPERATIVESCROP INSURANCECROP INSURANCE PREMIUMCROP INSURANCE SCHEMECROP LOSSESCROP MANAGEMENTCROP PESTSCROP PRODUCTIONCROP YIELDCROP YIELDSCROPPINGCROPSCULTIVARSCULTIVATED RICECULTIVATIONDAMDATESDISASTERDISASTER COMPENSATIONDISASTER RELIEFDISEASE OUTBREAKSDISEASESDRAINAGEDRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTUREDROUGHTDROUGHTSDRY CONDITIONSDRY SEASONSEARLY WARNINGEARLY WARNING SYSTEMSEARTHQUAKESENSOEQUIPMENTEXPORT CROPSEXTREME DRYFAOFARMFARM INCOMESFARMERFARMER ORGANIZATIONSFARMERSFARMINGFARMING SYSTEMSFARMSFEASIBILITYFEEDFERTILIZERFINANCIAL CAPACITYFINANCIAL CHALLENGESFINANCIAL INCENTIVESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL RISKFINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENTFIREFISHFISH PRODUCTIONFISHERIESFLOODFLOOD DAMAGEFLOOD PROTECTIONFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SAFETYFOREIGN EXCHANGEFRUITSGRAINGRAIN CROPSGRAZINGHURRICANESHUSBANDRYINCOMEINDEMNITYINFORMATION SYSTEMINSURANCE ASSOCIATIONINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE COMPANYINSURANCE COVERINSURANCE COVERAGEINSURANCE INDUSTRYINSURANCE MARKETINSURANCE POLICIESINSURANCE POLICYINSURANCE PREMIUMSINSURANCE PRODUCTINSURANCE PRODUCTSINSURANCE SCHEMEINSURANCE SECTORINSURANCE SOLUTIONSINTERNATIONAL REINSURANCELAND USELAND USE PLANNINGLEGUMESLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK INSURANCELIVESTOCK PRODUCTSMARGINAL FARMERSMARKETINGMEATMINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURENATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL HAZARDSNATURAL PHENOMENONPADDYPADDY YIELDSPATHOLOGYPLANTINGPORTFOLIOPOULTRYPOULTRY INDUSTRYPRELIMINARY ESTIMATESPRICE VOLATILITYPRIVATE INSURANCEPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCEPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION SYSTEMREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREINSURERREINSURERSRICERICE CROPRICE CROPSRICE MILLSRICE PRICESRICE PRODUCTIONRICE RESEARCHRICE YIELDSRISK ANALYSISRISK ASSESSMENTRISK EXPOSURERISK EXPOSURESRISK MANAGEMENTROOT CROPSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL PRODUCERSSEEDSSMALL FARMERSSMALL-SCALE PRODUCERSSOIL TYPESOWINGSPICESSPRINGSUGARSUGAR CANESUGAR CANE INDUSTRYTORNADOESTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGYTROPICAL CYCLONETROPICAL CYCLONESTROPICAL STORMSTUBERSVEGETABLE CROPSVEGETABLESVETERINARY SERVICESVOLCANOESWATER SHORTAGESYIELD LOSSWorld Bank10.1596/13241