Grant: AgriRisk - Microgrants
SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
$25,000.00
The feasibility and best practices of micro-insurance for urban agriculture
FY 2022-23 · 2022-12-01
Summary
The objective of this project is to investigate the feasibility of a micro-insurance product for urban agriculture and best practices, to address the lack of financial risk mitigation tools in the urban agriculture field.
Department
Program
AgriRisk - Microgrants
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2023-03-31
Agreement Number
ARI-IAR-MG-34
Agreement Start Date
2022-12-01
Agreement Title
The feasibility and best practices of micro-insurance for urban agriculture
Agreement Title (French)
La faisabilité et les pratiques pratiques de la micro-assurance pour l'agriculture urbaine
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$25,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The objective of this project is to investigate the feasibility of a micro-insurance product for urban agriculture and best practices, to address the lack of financial risk mitigation tools in the urban agriculture field.
Description (French)
L'objectif de ce projet est d'étudier la faisabilité d'un produit de micro-assurance pour l'agriculture urbaine et les meilleures pratiques, afin de remédier au manque d'outils d'atténuation des risques financiers dans le domaine de l'agriculture urbaine.
Expected Results
Support for academic research proposals that address issues relevant to business risk management in the Canadian agriculture sector
Expected Results (French)
Appui aux propositions de recherche universitaire qui portent sur des questions liées à la gestion des risques de l'entreprise dans le secteur agricole canadien
NAICS Code
0000
Organization Code
aafc-aac
Organization
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Program Name
AgriRisk - Microgrants
Program Name (French)
Agri-risque - microsubvention
Program Purpose
The AgriRisk Program (the "Program") purpose is to increase producers' ability to address the risks they face by facilitating the development and adoption of private-sector or other producer-paid agricultural risk management tools.
Program Purpose (French)
Le programme Agri-risque (le "programme") est d'accroître la capacité des producteurs à faire face aux risques auxquels ils sont confrontés en facilitant le développement et l'adoption d'outils de gestion des risques agricoles du secteur privé ou d'autres outils payés par les producteurs.
Recipient Business Number
000000000
Recipient City
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Recipient Postal Code
M2J2X5
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
235-2022-2023-Q4-00383
