GENERAL INFORMATION:
Under research program: (of) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Funding institution: Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
Research lead organization: Vietnam Academy of Forest Sciences
Research implementation unit: Forestry Economic Research Center
Research leader : PhD. Nguyen Tien Hai
Implementation time : 2022-2023
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT:
Objectives:
- Synthesize the theoretical basis and practical experience of forest insurance worldwide;
- Review current policies related to production forests insurance;
- Identify the needs and issues related to production forest insurance in some provinces in which raw wood plantations are concentrated;
- Propose a policy framework and outline the basic steps for piloting production forest insurance.
Content:
Content 1: Synthesize the theoretical basis and world experience of forest insurance
- Theoretical basis of insurance and risk management
- Theoretical basis for forest insurance
- Document practical experiences of forest insurance from some countries around the world
Content 2: Review current policies related to production forest insurance
- Review legal documents as the legal basis for insurance implementation
- Review and analyze current agriculture insurance policies
- Review and analyze current plantation forest insurance policies
Content 3: Identify needs and issues related to production forest insurance in some provinces in which raw wood plantations are concentrated
- Current status of production forests in the studied provinces
- Synthesize and analyze forest risks and damage
- Examine the need to participate and the level of willingness to pay for insurance of organizations and households planting production forests
- Identify issues related to production forest insurance
Content 4 – Propose a policy framework and pilot steps to support pilot production forest insurance implementation
- Propose production a forest insurance policy framework
- Propose the steps necessary to pilot production forest insurance
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH RESULTS
1.Theoretical basis and experience of some countries around the world on forest insurance have been synthesized.
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