Introduction to Indian Agriculture - Situation in India- Role of Agriculture in Indian Economy -Agriculture Research & Network -Agricultural Census- Agricultural Resources -Land records (computerization etc.) Risks in Agriculture - Risks in Agriculture -Changing face of Agricultural Risks in India –Climate change and Agriculture-Managing Agricultural Risks.
Evolution of Crop Insurance in India-individual based crop insurance -Pilot Crop Insurance Scheme (PCIS)-Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme(CCIS)- Experimental Crop Insurance Scheme(ECIS)-National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS)-Farm Income Insurance Scheme (FIIS)-Types of agricultural insurance-Obligations of insurers in rural sector- Crop insurance: Benefits of crop insurance-Crop insurance vs Agricultural relief- Key elements & generic -Considerations in crop insurance design and operations. Crop insurance: National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) -Components of NAIS-NAIS - underwriting and claims-Role of yield data in NAIS-Actuarial premium rating in crop insurance-Proposed modifications in NAIS. -Comparison between NAIS and Weather insurance -Weather insurance - underwriting and claims-Role of weather data in Weather insurance- (yield, weather, satellite based crop health, named perils).Traditional crop insurance: Underwriting and Claims-Conceptual framework of traditional crop insurance-Plantation/ Horticulture insurance schemes-Traditional crop insurance - Underwriting and Claims-Premium rating in crop insurance- Agriculture insurance in other countries-Global outlook: - Agriculture insurance in important countries (US, Canada, Spain, Japan, Italy, Sri Lanka, Mexico etc.)-Role of global multi-Lateral financial institutions in promoting index based crop insurance scheme (World bank, World food program, etc.)-Problems associated with crop insurance. livestock wealth in Indian economy (Importance of livestock production in rural India; Potential markets for dairy and poultry products; National dairy development board; Military dairy farms; Government‘s efforts to promote livestock production, etc.) Types of cattle & buffaloes-Cattle and buffalo breeds- Important cattle and buffalo breeding/farms in India -Common diseases- Valuation
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of cattle-Cattle markets and cattle shows-Effect of climate on cattle/ buffaloes-Livestock census. Cattle insurance in India -History of cattle insurance-Cattle insurance policy –New livestock insurance schemes promoted by Central government, etc, -Cattle insurance policy – Loss assessment & settlement, Loss minimization, Methods of identification of cattle – Various methods including micro-chip identification – types, price, , advantages and disadvantages, etc, -Weather index based livestock insurance of Mongolia. poultry insurance in India- History of poultry insurance-Poultry insurance policy – Scheme and non-scheme, Market agreement, High-tech farms & fully environmental control farms, etc,-Poultry insurance policy – Underwriting, loss assessment & settlement, Loss minimization, latest industry claim ratios, etc,
Miscellaneous agriculture insurance schemes- Insurance of pigs, sheep, goats, camels, silkworm, honey bee, aquaculture, etc.-New central insurance schemes for sheep & goats sponsored by central wool board-bio-gas, Animal driven cart, Kalihan insurance, Farmers‘ package insurance policy, etc.-Agricultural pump-Set insurance-personal accident insurance covers – JPA, Gap, State government sponsored group insurance schemes, etc, Agriculture reinsurance - Need for agriculture reinsurance -Various reinsurance techniques used for agriculture sector-Agriculture reinsurance – Indian scenario-Global agriculture reinsurance status-Government as ‗reinsurer of last resort‘