On-line course on the Future of Work in the Rural Economy

This course provides an opportunity for participants to learn about a range of innovative approaches, tools and methods for promoting decent work in the rural economy in the framework of a human-centered recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Upon completion of this self-paced learning path, a certification shall be released to participants.

Practical guide for the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 in agriculture

This guide aims to provide practical guidance for the prevention and mitigation of coronavirus transmission (COVID-19) in agricultural activities. These recommendations should be considered as a complement to any rules, regulations or directives issued by each country.

"3-D" Client Value Assessment tool

Smallholder farmers are exposed to a range of agricultural risks. While traditional insurance products are often inaccessible to them, index insurance products might offer an affordable and feasible alternative. But poorly designed index insurance can create more risks than it mitigates. Assessing the benefits that index insurance brings to clients is essential, but has proved challenging. The 3-D Client Value Assessment tool allows insurance providers to measure the value of their agricultural index insurance products. Merging the ILO Impact Insurance Facility’s PACE tool with the AMA Innovation Lab’s calculations for Minimum Quality Standards, this tool provides a multi-dimensional understanding of the value proposition for potential or existing clients.

WORK ORGANISATION AND STAFF MANAGEMENT a learning element for staff of consumer cooperatives

Material and techniques for cooperatives management training

Introduction to index insurance

Index-based insurance will create opportunities for farmers to access finance and protect their livelihoods after sub-optimal growing seasons. This type of insurance operates in a system that includes government and the private sector, local insurance companies and international reinsurers, banks and agricultural value chains. Understanding the interrelations between the system elements is essential to ensure development, farmer acceptance and sustainable growth over time.

Making index insurance better through a client-oriented approach

Index insurance can act as a safety net and risk mitigation mechanism that reduces vulnerability to climate and weather risks and increases the feasibility of productive investment. This workshop explores the lessons that have been learned by index insurance providers to date with respect to strengthening their value proposition in the emerging consumers market. It takes a client-centred approach because doing so sheds light on the reasons for past performance as well as the opportunities for future success.

Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions

This manual presents practical solutions for improvements in agricultural work and rural life from an ergonomics point of view. The checkpoints it lists are intended to be used as a means to improve existing working and living conditions, for better safety, health and efficiency in agricultural and rural settings.

Project Design Manual, a step-by-step tool to Support the Development of Cooperatives and Other Forms of Self-Help Organizations

Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development (WIND)

This WIND manual consists of 42 checkpoints useful for improving safety, health and working conditions in agriculture. Special focus is placed on easy-to-implement solutions and learning from existing local good examples. The ideas you will find in this manual are concrete, practical and can be implemented at low-cost.

Health, safety and environment: A series of trade union education manuals for agricultural workers

This series of manuals has been developed to help union affiliates representing agricultural workers to tackle health, safety and environmental problems (HS&E), through their training programmes.