Management of Agricultural Commodity Value Chain for Agribusiness

This course is designed to enhance the participants with various AVCD knowledge and skills that will enable them utilize, develop and manage various agribusiness opportunities along the value chains. At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Explain the concept of AVCD for agribusiness;
• Identify various agricultural commodity value chains and agribusiness opportunities in different agro-ecological zones;
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of different AVCD stakeholders in the chains; and acquire knowledge and skills for chain empowerment and development.

CONTENT

• Overview of AVCD for agribusiness opportunities
• Agricultural commodity value chains and agribusiness opportunities in different agro-ecological zones
• Mapping and Analyzing the economic sustainability of a value chain
• Poetizing value chain
• Strategies for chain empowerment
• Gender and vulnerable group issues in AVCD
• Linking stakeholders to market
• Agricultural commodity value chain financing
• Monitoring and evaluation in AVCD

FOR WHOM

Extension Agents, Business and Enterprise Development Officers in Agricultural and Rural Development Programme, Facilitators of Commercial Agricultural Development Programme (CADP), Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), FADAMA, National Directorate of Employment and other jobs/employment creation organizations, RUFIN, Poverty Alleviation/Eradication Programmes such as NAPEP, Financial Institutions, NGOs/CBOs, Cooperative Societies and private organizations.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.