On the 23rd of June (1.00 PM Rome Time), PARM will host a special panel at the IFAD22 Conference.
Background
The frequency and severity of agricultural risks continue to rise, particularly insecurity risk. Risks such as droughts, floods, tropical cyclones, pandemics as well as exchange rate and price volatility of commodities are increasingly putting a drain on developing countries’ economies.
PARM/INSURED adopts a holistic approach to Agricultural Risks Management (ARM) that addresses multiple risks (climate, market, social risk etc) at different level (farmers, producer’s organisations, country) and that integrates gender and youth at every stage of the cycle.
The panel
The session aims at presenting and discussing the PARM/INSURED approach to Agricultural Risk Management (ARM) and will gather high-level representatives, including the Director General for Sectoral Studies and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Burkina Faso, besides Experts from PARM and the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD).
During the panel will be presented the three pillars of ARM according to the PARM process:
All these pillars will be analysed through a gender lens.
The process is validated through participatory and iterative workshops with local and international agriculture stakeholders to turn risks into opportunities. PARM therefore also assists countries to kick -start a systemic and holistic approach to ARM.
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Massimo Giovanola is the Lead Technical Specialist for the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). He is responsible for managing the PARM process in eight African countries. He works to define the appropriate strategies with the host governments and then guides the organization and implementation of technical studies on subjects such as country profiling, risk management and feasibility. He also develops and maintains partnerships with national and international stakeholders and partner organizations.
Giovanola joined IFAD in 2014 from his previous position at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Between 2000 and 2014, he worked in both emergency and rehabilitation-development programs for Burundi, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan as Country Director and Program Manager with INGO (7 years) and FAO (7 years). His main areas of expertise are country strategy development and program management, agriculture sector, food-security and nutrition.
Giovanola has a master’s in Animal Science from the University of Milan (Veterinary), a diploma in Business Administration from Varese, along with certificates and qualifications from FAO and IFAD in procurement, strategy development, food security and coaching techniques.
Ms Emily Coleman has over 17-years’ experience in international development at UN institutions, 15 years of which she has been working on agricultural insurance. Currently she is the agricultural insurance senior expert for the Sida-financed INSURED programme, which is implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), through the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM). Ms. Coleman’s experience in agricultural insurance spans project management, implementation, research and development, capacity building, and technical assistance across different regions. Her field experience has been focused on Africa and Asia, including Cambodia, China, Rwanda, Senegal, and Zambia. Ms. Coleman has co-authored international publications on agricultural insurance which include a review of global experiences, guidance for governments and donors, and findings on remote sensing for index insurance development. She has been regularly called upon to present at different international fora on the topics and to contribute to global policy dialogue such as to the G8 and G20. Ms. Coleman has designed, coordinated, and provided technical support to a number of donor- and IFAD-funded initiatives on insurance and financial inclusion.
Carlos E. Arce is a lawyer and development economist with over 30 years of experience working on issues of agricultural productivity and risk management. After working with various international agencies on agriculture and rural development, Carlos joined the World Bank addressing issues related to agricultural risk analysis, weather index-based insurance, and risk mapping applications. Today, he works as a consultant advising developing economies in agriculture policy and the design of agriculture risk management strategies and applications.
Economist at Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)
Director General for Sectoral Studies and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Burkina Faso
Tara joined the INSURED team in 2019 with 10 years of experience in risk transfer for geographical and weather hazards in the context of the changing climate. From 2010 to 2015 she was a Facility Supervisor for the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC), the world’s first multi-country parametric risk pool. She provides technical and strategic advice for INSURED’s work on climate risk insurance in over 15 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.