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12 July 2019
Reform on subsidizing cotton and wheat insurance in Uzbekistan
This summer, Uzbekistan underwent several legal reforms of the agricultural insurance sector.
The first noteworthy reform is the Parliament’s Decree from 19 June 2019 on “Improving the insurance system of future yields in cotton and wheat...
24 June 2019
Outscaling pilot drought insurance – KlimALEZ Interim Workshop
On June 17, the participants from research and business from Central Asia and Germany met for IAMO organized workshop at Tashkent State Economics University. During the event, partners reported on their recent activities and experiences in piloting...
09 May 2019
Piloting index insurance in Uzbekistan
In the scope of the project “Increasing climate resilience via agricultural insurance – Innovation transfer for sustainable rural development in Central Asia” (KlimALEZ), scientists of IAMO supported Uzbek GROSS Insurance in piloting an index insurance for rainfed wheat production in Uzbekistan on...
The term index insurance is used for a type of agricultural insurance where payouts are based not on field evaluations but rather on an index highly correlated with observed yields. These indices are usually obtained from weather stations and...
07 May 2019
Interactive seminar conducted with Uzbek rainfed grain farmers
In scope of the project KlimALEZ, IAMO researchers have been organizing a series of extension seminars for local farmers in the province of Jizzakh, Uzbekistan, this April.
A team of IAMO PostDocs and PhD students conducted interactive workshops with over 200 farmers in rainfed grain production on risk management and agricultural investment. The aim was to gain insight into farmers’ understanding of and interest in...
24 January 2019
Project findings presented on Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
In the scope of an expert panel at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, Klimalez researchers presented project results for a discussion of implementation of digital innovations for risk management in agriculture. In her keynote, researcher...
07 January 2019
KlimALEZ project presented at UNFCCC COP 24
In the scope of UN Climate Change conference in Katowice, IAMO scientist Laura Moritz presented the project KlimALEZ. This year’s UN Climate Conference took place in Katowice Poland December 2-14 as a Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United...
05 November 2018
Opening of Uzbek-German Chair on International Agricultural Economics
October 30, the opening ceremony of a joint chair between Tashkent State Agrarian University (TDAU) and IAMO on international agricultural economics took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The joint chair is established in the scope of the IAMO project “
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29 August 2018
Insurance experiments conducted in Kyrgyzstan
Long summer droughts and heat waves like this year are rare for Europe. In Central Asia, however, which was repeatedly confronted with such climate events over the last 10 to 15 years, they are a common phenomenon.
In scope of the project “Increasing...
24 August 2018
Policy Brief “Agriculture in times of drought: How digitalisation can support sustainable risk management” published
In view of the current drought period in Germany, IAMO published the IAMO Policy Brief 35 on “Agriculture in times of drought: How digitalisation can support sustainable risk management”. The current drought situation in Germany has become one of...
31 May 2018
Establishment of Insurance Laboratory in Uzbekistan
06 June 2018 - IAMO has supported the establishment of insurance laboratory (Insurance Lab) in Tashkent State Economic University (TSEU) in Uzbekistan. The Insurance Lab is established as cooperation between GROSS Insurance company and TSEU. IAMO is providing scientific and technical support. The...