What is the Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development (FARMD)?

The Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development (FARMD) is a network of institutions, practitioners, and academics seeking to enhance experience and knowledge sharing in agricultural risk management, particularly in developing countries.

By improving the practice of agricultural risk management, the network seeks to strengthen investments in the agricultural sector and reduce the vulnerabilities faced by different stakeholders.

FARMD is open to individuals and organizations working and interested in agriculture, primarily in developing country contexts. Whether they know it or not, all aspects of agriculture are touched by risk and therefore can benefit from improved risk management techniques, best practices, new ideas and access to information.

Members of FARMD are highly diverse and cut across multilateral agencies, bilateral organizations, NGOs, private entities, regional organizations, agriculture supply chains, and government organizations, among others. Each member of FARMD brings unique experiences, skills, and knowledge to the Forum with the intention of sharing and benefiting from those of others.

How can you get involved in FARMD?

FARMD Forum

• A space to network and exchange ideas, experiences, and knowledge with other practitioners.
• Users are given the opportunity to join topic specific groups, publish a detailed member profile, post blogs, ask and answer questions, post comments and share thoughts, and are given access to directly contact one another

Featured Topics

• Featured topics highlight articles, resources, projects, and initiatives focused on key areas of agricultural risk management and are continually updated after initial publication

Events and Training

• Information and promotional opportunities for relevant upcoming events and training.

Resources

• A searchable library of over 3000 documents, case studies, presentations, and links to agrisk related websites.
• We welcome members to post all their agriculture risk management focused articles, documents, books, case studies, conference reports, working papers, and briefing notes to the FARMD Library

Practitioners Directory

• Profiles organizations and initiatives involved in agricultural risk management.

Upcoming FARMD Events:

May 7 – Webinar featuring Franck Galtier of CIRAD presenting on the topic of Managing Food Price Volatility in Developing Countries.

May 21 –Webinar featuring the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) based in the UK, CABI, IITA and IPPC speaking on the topic of Pest and Disease Outbreaks. The presenters will focus on introducing the risk of major pest and disease outbreaks in Africa and globally, focusing on the need to shift focus from post-event risk coping to investment in proactive prevention.

More information on the upcoming events hosted by FARMD will be available shortly and shared with the YPARD network and on the FARMD website.

If you have any questions, please contact Anna Greene at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.