International Development Grant

Agriculture-Insurance Sector Development - Phase II

Project Number: CA-3-Z020986001

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Ukraine 100.00%

Maximum Contribution: $2,500,000.00

Start Date: February 24, 2011

End Date: September 30, 2013

Duration: 2.6 years

Project Description

The project aims to develop sufficient institutional and human resource capacity to sustain a fully functioning transparent and financially viable system for agricultural insurance in Ukraine. More specifically the project is designed to strengthen the capacity of relevant government institutions and insurance companies increase access to finance for Ukrainian farmers improve the legislative and regulatory framework pertaining to the agri-insurance system as well as strengthen consumer advocacy and protection. It builds on Phase I of the Agriculture-Insurance Sector Development project which significantly increased the capacity of insurance market stakeholders in Ukraine.

Progress & Results Achieved

Results achieved as of July 2013 include: The approval of the law on agriculture-insurance was a major breakthrough and significantly contributed to the establishment of a new agricultural insurance system in Ukraine. The law which came into effect in July 2012 defined the mandatory creation of an agriculture-insurance pool and public financial support to agricultural insurance. As a result 7 Ukrainian insurance companies are now selling the 14 products developed by the project resulting in 1 084 contracts issued with a collected premiums value of US$11.2 million covering a total of 1 929 million hectares of insured crops. Consumer advocacy and protection was promoted through seminars reaching more than 650 participants (including 302 women) and a wide-scale national information and education campaign.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
EGM Europe Arctic Middle East and Magh

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Financial policy and administrative management 25%
Education/training in banking and financial services 25%
Agricultural financial services 50%

Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 1 Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting)
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2010-04-01 to 2011-03-31 $2,500,000 CAD
Geographic Information
500
Project Number: CA-3-Z020986001