115 experts from 7 countries participate in an international congress on agricultural insurance in Bolivia
It was organized by Fundación PROFIN, at partnership with the Navarra Center for International Development of the ICS and other institutions, and is part of a project funded by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie).
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115 experts from Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay and Spain participated in an internationalcongress on agricultural insurance in Bolivia organized by the Navarra Center for International Development (NCID) of the University of Navarra, the PROFIN Foundation, the Swiss Cooperation in Bolivia and association Latin America for the development of Agricultural Insurance (ALASA).
Under the degree scroll 'The potential of agricultural insurance allied to credit ', the event brought together 16 speakers from public and private entities in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz. Among the attendees was the Swiss Ambassador to Bolivia, Roger Denzer, who inaugurated the event together with Marcelo Girardi, President of ALASA, and Edwin Vargas, director executive of Fundación PROFIN.
Speakers and participants at congress discussed the potential benefits and possibilities for agricultural insurance producers. Among them were three NCID members, Alex Armand, Joseph Gomes and Sergio Daga. The latter stated that "the experience learned in other countries such as Brazil, Peru and Mexico will surely help the public and private sector to think of alternatives to boost the agricultural insurance sector in Bolivia and, at the same time, to find greater economic inclusion for small farmers in the country."
Armand, Gomes and Daga had the opportunity to present the research being carried out by this Center in Bolivia at of the Institute for Culture and Society is conducting in Bolivia at framework of project 'Understanding Agricultural Insurance in Bolivia', with funding from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie).
The project proposes a better understanding of the role of agricultural insurance, which could support farmers in the face of climate risks and provide incentives for investment and consumption. It should be recalled that Bolivia is characterized by the importance of agriculture in its Economics: more than 30% of its workforce work is dedicated to this sector.