Orientation & Navigational Tour

1. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development Orientation &Navigational Tour A Forum for Ag-RiskManagementPractitioners AgRiskManagementForum.org

2. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Purpose FARMD – Purpose Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development • Growing awareness of ag-risks and increasing interest in risk management strategies and approaches • The ag-sector has lacked a systematic and sustainable forum for practitioners to exchange information and experiences • Practitioners are operating in silos. This does not serve the needs of developing countries.

3. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Mission FARMD – Mission The mission of FARMD is to promote knowledge exchange in ag-risk management by fostering dialogue, access to information, and partnerships.

4. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – What is it? FARMD • A network of practitioners sharing experiences and knowledge in ag-risk management. • A forum for learning, capacity building, and knowledge advancement in ag-risk management. • The network seeks to strengthen investments in the agricultural sector and reduce vulnerabilities of different stakeholders by improving the practice of ag-risk management.

5. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development AgRiskManagementForum.org – The Online Platform

6. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – AgRiskManagementForum.org Developed around three main sections: • About FARMD • About Ag-Risk • Management • AgRisk Community

7. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – About FARMD Learn about the history and organization of FARMD.

8. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD –About Ag-Risk Management • Presenting ag-risk management: • Basic concepts, • Comprehensive glossaries, and • Explanations of types of risks and risk management strategies.

9. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – AgRisk Community A space for interaction, information, and knowledge sharing. • Including sections: • My Connections • Practitioners in Action • Events and Training • Resources • Practitioners Directory

10. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Practitioners in Action Highlighting relevant ag-risk related topics and providing tools for sharing experiences and lessons learned.

11. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Practitioners in Action Practitioners benefit by: • Suggesting key topics to be • featured and posted for • discussion. Featuring their projects and initiatives and highlighting relevant experiences and lessons learned under the “Notes from the Field” section. Reading breaking news related to ag-risk management.

12. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – My Connections • My Connections is a space for networking and exchanging ideas, experiences, and knowledge with other practitioners.

13. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – My Connections Opportunities offered to practitioners: • Share a detailed profile • Engage in in-depth • dialogue and debates on important ag-risk management topics • Create and lead thematic groups or join those created by other practitioners • Ask questions to the forum and/or respond to inquires from others • Access videos and other sources available on the web

14. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Events & Training • Access and contribute • to the information on events and training. FARMD periodically features selected events and trainings Find and publicize event and training opportunities.

15. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Resources • Search for: • Reports • Publications • Case studies • Presentations • Briefing Notes • Web sites • Nearly 500 references available. FARMD features selected resources Contribute Resources to the Forum

16. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Practitioners Directory Profile your organization and get information about other organizations, programs, and initiatives FARMD features individual organizations and initiatives.

17. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Membership Most sections of the FARMD knowledge management platform are accessible to all users. To comment on articles, upload materials, and participate in discussions, however, registration with FARMD is required.

18. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Membership • Success of the Forum relies on the engagement of its users. • FARMD is open to all individuals and organizations working or interested in ag-risk management – primarily in developing country contexts. • Members bring a broad array of experiences, skills and knowledge to the Forum, and will benefit from those of others.

19. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Membership Expectations • Commitment to the mission of FARMD • Contribute content to, and engage in, the FARMD online platform, including: • posting resources • suggesting topics (regionally and thematically) • writing blog entries/submitting comments • participating in online debates • creating and participating in My Connections • groups

20. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Support Primary Donors Swiss Government’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs The World Bank’s Agricultural Risk Management Team is instrumental in developing FARMD.

21. Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development FARMD – Thank you! Visit Explore Engage Contribute www.AgRiskManagementForum.org For further information please contact us at: info@AgRiskManagementForum.org