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Crop Insurance as a Risk Management Strategy in Bangladesh

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ILO International Labor Organization<br />

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<br />

IRRI International Rice Research Institute<br />

LDC Le<strong>as</strong>t Developed Country<br />

LG Local Government<br />

LGRD Local Government and Rural Development<br />

MFI Micro F<strong>in</strong>ance Institutions<br />

MoEF M<strong>in</strong>istry of Environment and Forests<br />

NAIS National Agricultural <strong>Insurance</strong> Scheme<br />

NGO Non-Governmental Organization<br />

NHHP Nsambya Hospital Healthcare Plan<br />

NISA Net Income Stabilization Account<br />

NSU North South University<br />

PCIS Pilot <strong>Crop</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> Scheme<br />

PCS Property Claim Services<br />

PDSI Palmer Drought Severity Index<br />

PGDD Personal/Group Discrim<strong>in</strong>ation Discrepancy<br />

PKSF Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation<br />

PMO Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister Office<br />

PRSP Poverty Reduction <strong>Strategy</strong> Paper<br />

RICS Ra<strong>in</strong>fall <strong>Insurance</strong> Contracts<br />

RMA <strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Agency<br />

ROSCA Rotat<strong>in</strong>g Sav<strong>in</strong>gs and Credit Association<br />

RWS Reference Weather Station<br />

SBC Sadharan Bima Corporation<br />

SEWA Self-Employed Women’s Association<br />

SMRC SAARC Meteorological Research Centre<br />

SPARRSO Space Research and Remote Sens<strong>in</strong>g Organization<br />

SUC Standard Unit Contract<br />

ToR Terms of Reference<br />

UMASIDA Umoja wa Matibabu Sekta Isiyo R<strong>as</strong>mi Dar es Salaam<br />

(Cooperative Health Care for the Informal Sector of Dar es<br />

Salaam)<br />

UNCTAD United Nations Commission on Trade and Development<br />

UNDP United Nations Development Programme<br />

UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change<br />

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture<br />

UTs Union Territories<br />

WB World Bank<br />

WDB Water Development Board<br />

WFP World Food Programme<br />

WMO World Meteorological Organization<br />

WTO World Trade Organization<br />

WTP Will<strong>in</strong>gness To Pay<br />

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