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Newsletter Issue #7 | August, 2018
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We are happy to share with you, updates on PARM country processes and knowledge generation activities for the last quarter. We appreciate your genuine efforts in staying in touch with us and learning about agricultural risk management (ARM). We look forward to your continued cooperation as we move ahead in generating more evidenced-based knowledge and improving capacities for integrating ARM into livelihoods and food security policies.
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Many thanks for checking on our knowledge updates. Stay in touch as always.
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PARM Results Factsheet - June 2018
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PARM is expected to satisfy the demand for ARM in partner countries, increase knowledge and capacities to manage risks and ensure the integration of ARM into national policies and development programmes. Since its establishment, the Platform has officially validated 85% of RAS, identified priority risks and management tools in all the partner countries. This two-page fact sheet presents a summary of PARM achievements and key results for the second quarter of 2018. Read more.....
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Niger: Regional Capacity Development Training (CD2)
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The PARM regional training activity on Agricultural Risk Management (ARM) in the Sahel brought together over 25 participants from seven different countries ....Read more
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Cabo Verde: High-Level Dissemination ARM Workshop & CD3 Training
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The main objective was to discuss and present the results of the feasibility study on the strengthening of the cooperative system to better connect them to the private and public markets with the … Read more
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Ethiopia: Capacity Development Training (CD2)
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The Agricultural Risk Management Training Course (CD2), held from May 28th to June 2nd in Ethiopia, was organized by PARM in partnership with Hawassa University. The CD2 is a training of trainers (ToT), which reunited about 30 participants …Read more
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Zambia: Capacity Development Seminar (CD1)
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In Partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of Zambia and E-SAPP/IFAD project, PARM organized a CD1 on ARM held on 27th-28th June 2018 in Chilanga to raise awareness on ARM. …Read more
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This paper explores the links between PARM and the SDGs. It reveals that PARM contributes to several SDGs, in particular, the SDGs 1, 2, and 13, relating to poverty, hunger and climate change. Moreover, the structure and operating model of PARM are in line with the coordinated actions for sustainable development. Read more .....
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Cameroon has been actively engaged in the PARM process since 2015. This report brings together the main results from each of the phase in the joint process. The report also contains a convincing proposal for investment into modernized information system connected to the warrantage network in Cameroon. Read more .....
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PARM continues to serve as the main global reference point on methodology, policy process and delivery of solutions for ARM. The year 2017 has been fulfilling as PARM received recognition in several strategic documents of the G20, G7 and the United Nations SDGs Partnership Exchange. Read more .....
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World Bank releases Agricultural
Sector Risk Assessment for Zambia
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According to the World Bank, Zambia's agricultural sector contribution to GDP dropped from 8.2% between the years of 2011 and 2015 to 5.3% in 2015. This decline is attributable to the diverse risks affecting crops and livestock production and marketing activities at various levels.…Read more
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IFAD, PARM and FAO sign agreement to develop an e-learning curriculum on ARM
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The course is part of the broader joint effort and consultations led by PARM/IFAD, FAO, and NEPAD on occasion of the workshop hosted in IFAD HQ in Rome in July 2015, where international agencies, experts and practitioners met to develop a curriculum outline…Read more
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Building and sharing the resilience case for ARM: PARM at EC/JRC Resilience Workshop
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The workshop, which took place in Ispra, Italy, aimed at building on the experiences gained from previous events on the high-level strategic needs and on the current scientific advances on modelling physical, economic and social systems.…Read more
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High-level Policy Dissemination Workshop & Capacity Development Training (CD3) in Niger
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A High-Level Dissemination workshop jointly organized by PARM, the HC3N and NEPAD is planned in Niamey in October 2018 (TBC). The main objective of the workshop is to share the results of the Feasibility Studies on access to information and warehouse & contract farming. The workshop will be an opportunity to discuss the potential interests of the development …Read more
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