Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM)

Managing risks to improve farmers' livelihoods

Agricultural Risk Management: a new way of thinking

The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) presents a short animated awareness video to explain how agricultural risk management (ARM) can significantly contribute to improving the resilience of vulnerable rural households by increasing their capacity to absorb and adapt to risks. Discover how three farmers from Uganda have found ways to manage their risks...

SENEGAL: mainstreaming agricultural risk management into national policies

PARM & FARM-D Webinar on: "Information Systems for Agricultural Risk Management"

PARM & FARM-D Webinar on: "Senegal Risk Assessment: a look into the livestock and fisheries sector"

WHAT'S NEW?

Main News

K-SHARING & LEARNING WORKSHOP on “Agricultural Risk Management: practices and lessons learned for development”

04.09.2017

Tools Assessment

Cameroon: High Level Dissemination ARM Workshop

08.12.2017

Capacity Development

Senegal: PARM, UCAD & MAER Partnership Pilot ARM training

20.10.2017

Tools Assessment

Senegal: High Level Policy Dissemination Workshop

07.07.2017

Risk Assessment

Liberia: Agriculture Risk Assessment Workshop

16.06.2017

The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM), is an outcome of the G8 and G20 discussions on food security and agricultural growth

PARM is a four year multi-donor partnership between the European Commission (EC), the French Development Agency (AFD), the Italian Development Cooperation (DGCS), and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the development partners to make risk management an integral part of policy planning and implementation in the agricultural sector.

The Platform plays the role of facilitator in bundling the know-how of participating donors for the development of methodologies for risk analysis and the adoption of risk management strategies, integrating risk management instruments and approaches in public policies, private sector practices and agricultural investment programmes.
The overall objective of PARM is to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth, reduce food insecurity, and improve livelihoods of rural and poor farming households in developing countries.

Expected Results

Demand for ARM support from partner countries satisfied

Knowledge and capacities to manage risks increased

Agricultural risk priorities and risk management tools identified

ARM priorities and tools integrated into national policies and development programmes

Where We Work

PARM is currently focusing on

sub-Saharian Africa but may expand its geographical scope to other regions in the future.

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What
We Do

The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) process is designed in a flexible way to respond to country context and to the corresponding policy and political processes.

What we do

01Setting Up

OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT

Kick-off Workshop / Country Visit
Early identification of ARM on-going initiatives
Terms of reference of the baseline/risk assessment study
Identification of experts and contracting
Establishment of monitoring mechanism

02Risk Assessment

RISK ASSESSMENT STUDY

Analysis of risk exposure and financial implications of risk
Assessment of risk management activities and tools, policy framework and institutional landscape
Prioritization of risks and tools
Capacity Building Assessment

NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

Presentation and discussion of Draft Risk Assessment study
Constitution of National Steering Committee
Identification of priorities and Road Map

FINAL RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT

Terms of reference of the feasibility/capacity building studies
Identification of experts, financing, task force team

03Policy Dialogue

FEASIBILITY STUDY

Conduct feasibility studies
Capacity Building / Trainings

NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

Presentation and discussion of Draft Feasibility Study
Identification of priorities

FINAL POLICY REPORT

Action plan on policy and investment
Setting up institutional arrangements

04Follow Up

FOLLOW-UP / MONITORING & EVALUATION

Measure Impact and Results
Facilitate implementation of action plan
Capacity Building / Trainings

05Implementation

IMPLEMENTATION

by Government, Donors and other partners

LEARNING

Learn from results and feed best practices and lessons learned into new process.

Our Partners

Our programme is possible thanks to

Donor

DONOR

Strategic partner

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