BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-171@iwmi.org DTSTART:20180919T183000Z DTEND:20180920T183000Z DTSTAMP:20180919T101108Z URL:https://www.iwmi.org/events/5th-asia-agriculture-insurance-conference/ SUMMARY:5th Asia Agriculture Insurance Conference DESCRIPTION:Asia’s agricultural sector holds the peak position in the foo d pyramid for the world with 2.2 billion people in the region relying on a griculture for their livelihood. In addition to feeding mouths\, it is als o seen as a profitable investment producing high amount of yield in a shor t period of time. However\, this is at the mercy of catastrophic weather c onditions like severe heat\, drought and floods that greatly impacts the l ivelihood and pockets of small-scale farmers as well as commercial farming enterprises.\n\nThe 5th Asia Agriculture Insurance Conference organized b y Asia Insurance Review will take the debate a step further and explore th e changing perspective of agricultural insurance today\, the conference wi ll also look at how insurers can rise to the challenge of facing the fragm ented agriplatforms. A highlight of the Conference will be the in-depth ca se-studies on the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (Prime Minister’s Cro p Insurance Scheme).\n\n \;\n\nFor more information:\nhttp://www.asiai nsurancereview.com/Events/Programme/Asia/Agri2018\nhttp://www.asiainsuranc ereview.com/ConferenceDocuments/18-Agri-Broch.pdf ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mlpyskbirng6.i.optimole.com/cb:Jg6D.e890 /w:1024/h:680/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/https://www.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2018/08/Chhandak-Pradhan_Calcutta_Farming_30.jpg LOCATION:The Taj Mahal Hotel\, New Delhi\, India\, The Taj Mahal Hotel\, Ne w Delhi\, India\, New Delhi\, India GEO:28.6047281;77.22349550000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Taj Mahal Hotel\, New D elhi\, India\, New Delhi\, India;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Taj Mahal Hotel\, New Delhi\, India:geo:28.6047281,77.22349550000001 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR