DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-042-9-0016

INSURING THE FUTURE: INSTITUTIONALISING AGRARIAN RISK GOVERNANCE IN CENTRAL ASIA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Csaba Bálint Illés¹, Viktor Forian-Szabo², László Pataki¹

¹ John von Neumann University, Doctoral School of Management and Business Administration, Infopark sétány 1., Budapest, Hungary

² Independent Researcher, Staudgasse 72/40, Vienna, Austria

This exploratory Phase 0 study demonstrates that agrarian insurance in Central Asia is deeply shaped by legacies of transformation, governance quality, and external influence. While technical solutions exist, their long-term success depends on localized trust-building, the creation of inclusive institutions, and the embedding of insurance within broader social protection systems. The findings highlight the necessity for further country-specific fieldwork, especially concerning the socio-cultural perceptions of risk, informal economic practices, and the potential for digital innovation. The methodology developed in this phase offers a novel approach to institutional analysis of agrarian risk governance in transitional contexts. Future research will expand on this groundwork by incorporating stakeholder interviews, geospatial data, and policy feedback mechanisms to evaluate institutional performance and adaptive capacity in real time. As climate uncertainty and demographic change accelerate, understanding how rural societies internalize and operationalize insurance remains both an empirical and normative challenge.

Klíčová slova: agricultural insurance, institutional development, Central Asia, risk governance

stránky: 16-18, online: 2025