International Seminar “Agricultural insurance for the strengthening of policies, financial services and inclusion of technological tools” 6, 7 and 8 August 2019 – Quito, Ecuador

objective: Strengthen the development of the agricultural insurance market in Latin America, analyzing the Ecuadorian experience; and propose proposals to improve the insurance service considering the impacts of climate change for small and medium farmers, especially in high areas.

Specific objectives:

• Identify the competitiveness and productivity of the agricultural sector through the generation of a risk management culture.
• Share successful experiences in public policies for agricultural insurance in Latin America.
• Learn how to incorporate new technologies and investments that increase the productivity and sustainability of agricultural insurance.
• Disseminate mechanisms to encourage the use of agricultural insurance, with the support of key actors, both private and public.
• Know the claims management developed in the invited countries.

Knowledge and skills that participants will acquire

• Institutional models and successful public policy.
• Credit instrumentation process anchored to an agricultural insurance policy.
• Technological tools that improve the quality of service of agricultural insurance, especially prevention measures for the Sierra del Ecuador, paramo ecosystem.
• Know the comprehensive management of claims getting a satisfied producer.
• Exchange of experiences with all the actors involved in both the private and public sector.

Organized by: MAG and GIZ with ALASA support