Agricultural Value Chain Development And Market Linkages

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RE : Agricultural Value Chain Development And Market Linkages

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Agricultural Value Chain Development And Market Linkages to be held in Nairobi from 3 rd to 14 th August 2020

Event information

Course Name : Agricultural Value Chain Development And Market Linkages

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya

Event Date : 3 rd to 14 th August 2020

Course Fee : KES 130000 or USD 1600

Registration : REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION

A value chain involves all activities that are required to bring a product or service from production to final consumers. The activities include design, production, marketing, distribution and support services leading up to consumption. There is also an element of value addition to the preliminary products across the chain as the product passes through the stages of the value chain. For smallholder farmers who are dominant in crop and livestock production in Africa to realize the benefit of participating in the value chain including linkage to input suppliers, traders and output market, there is need for them to have a strong position in the chain in terms of influencing their benefits. This 10 day training course aims to equip stakeholders working with farmers in rural, urban and peri-urban areas to strengthen their position in value chains.

DURATION
10 Days

COURSE OBJECTIVES

After this course participants will be able to:

Explain the Value Chain, its concepts, principles and approaches and its role in sustainable economic development

Explain Value Chain Development and Actor Empowerment (VCD&AE)

Analyse the Value Chain using a variety of tools and steps, identifying constraints and opportunities for innovation

Identify the steps for building engagement among and between chain actors

Set up an effective monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment plan for a VCD&AE process

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Introducing the value chain

Formal definition of a value chain

Traditional Selling Systems Compared with a Value Chain Marketing System

Value Chain Marketing System

Value Chain Framework

The “new” framework for Chain Empowerment

Chain Empowerment

Case studies and group work

Module 2:

Value chain mapping and analysis

Value chain development process

Value chain selection

Chain mapping and assessment

Introduction to Value Chain selection process

Building Engagement and Chain Development/Upgrading

Chain Monitoring and Evaluation

Module 3:

Analyzing market and market development

Introduction to market analysis

Supply, demand and price setting

Standards and certification

Analyzing competition

Group Exercise

Module 4:

Economic Sustainability

Analyzing Economic Sustainability of Value Chains

Introduction, calculating costs, revenue, profit margin, value added, value share …

Group work - the economic sustainability of selected value chains

Module 5:

Value chain relations and governance

Analyzing value chain relations and governance

Intro-Importance of VC relations and governance

analysis of value chain relations and governance

Group work, presentation and discussion

Module 6:

Business Services and Finance

The role of chain supporters; Business development services and Value Chain financing

Group work – Role of VCD facilitator in enhancing availability of BDS to small holder farmers

Module 7:

Chain Context: Macro-environment

The components of the macro- environment and their impact on value chain development

Advocacy :- influencing the macro environment; Group work – PESTLE analysis of selected value chain

Module 8:

Developing Strategies for Chain Empowerment

Introducing chain empowerment strategies

Group work/case study on chain empowerment

Building Engagement and Chain Development

Building engagement: obtaining “buy-in” from stakeholders

Introduction to strategy development

Module 9:

Chain Monitoring and Evaluation

Introduction; reiteration of concepts and terminology;

Development of indicators and selection of analytical tools

Module 10:

Chain Learning and Innovation

Introduction and examples

Competencies and Roles of chain development facilitator’s and support agencies

Roles of chain development facilitator’s, and support agencies

The do’s and don’ts of facilitators; Key competencies of VCD facilitators

Action planning

Course evaluation

NB: We are offering you a half day, fun and interactive team building event!

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 732 776 700 / +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Services Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

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How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 732 776 700 / +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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