In much of the developing world, climate change is expected to increase the risk from extreme weather events, and scaling insurance is vital to enhance agricultural risk management and adaptation among the rural poor.
Washington, DC, June 25-26, 2018
About 75 percent of the world's poor people live in rural areas, and most of them are involved in farming.
India was one of the first Asian countries to invest in agricultural biotechnology research and to set up a biosafety system to regulate the approval of genetically modified (GM) crops.
The workshop was convened to discuss the status of agricultural economics in Eastern, Southern, and Central Africa. Its objectives were to: Assess the ability of academic institutions to produce well-trained M.Sc. and Ph.D.