Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Prospects for Targeted Weather-Indexed Revenue Insurance for Grape and Berry Growers in British Columbia
Agreement Number:
ARI-IAR-MG-07
Agreement Value:
$75,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2019 - May 30, 2022
Description:
The objective of this project is to determine if weather-index insurance (WII) be effective in mitigating the adverse impacts of weather risk on the yield and the quality of output, while simplifying and speeding up the payment process; and, to explore how can WII products complement current Canadian BRM programs to attract farmers to participate in such an insurance product.
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
Develop new and innovative risk management tools to fill identified risk exposures
Location:
Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8P5C2
Reference Number:
235-2019-2020-Q2-00003
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
000000000
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
University of Victoria
Program:
AgriRisk Initiatives: Microgrants
Program Purpose:
The AgriRisk Initiatives (ARI) program supports the development of new risk management tools for use in the agriculture sector.
NAICS Code:
61131