Don’t feel the heat – designing heat insurance for farmers

This blog was written by Janic Bucheli, PhD student at ETH Zürich, Robert Finger, professor at ETH Zürich and Tobias Dalhaus, assistant professor at Wageningen University & Research. Heat stress is an increasing production risk for crop farmers in Europe, which can lead to substantial financial losses. The relevance of…

What do two decades of agricultural insurance research tell us?

This blog was written by Shalika Vyas and Tobias Dalhaus.  A new systematic review highlights the need for significant policy, finance and institutional support to better align agricultural insurance research with historical and expected risk and crisis events. The global food industry suffers a loss of billions of dollars annually…

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Die Coronavirus Pandemie betrifft uns alle und insbesondere diejenigen, die es des den anderen ermöglicht zuhause zu bleiben. Wir alle brauchen Nahrungsmittel, Körperpflegemittel, Toilettenartikel und anderes. Wir müssen denjenigen dankbar sein, die uns dies ermöglichen. Es überrascht nicht, dass die Nachfrage nach Toilettenpapier angestiegen ist, wenn mehr und mehr Menschen…

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Repairing food systems failures: Policies, Innovations & Partnerships

Food Systems high on the policy agenda During the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, strong interest in Food Systems approaches was confirmed by policy makers and business leaders. Ruerd Ruben from Wageningen Economic Research joined the panel debate on ‘Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition’  along with contributions…

The EU safety net for dairy is undermined by intervention in dairy products

The EU safety net for dairy is undermined by intervention in dairy products

The safety net system in dairy operates when it is not necessary and leads currently to overcompensation of farmers and a waste of public means. Does the EU safety net in the dairy sector function as it should do? The current situation with high prices and ongoing SMP (skimmed milk…