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The future of African small-scale producers depends on their ability to play an active and meaningful role in market dynamics. By effectively participating in and influencing the value chains that link them to suppliers, traders and consumers, smallholders will be able to earn more from their crops, livestock and small businesses.
This two-week course equips development professionals with the competencies needed to assist small-scale farmers, traders and businesses to strengthen their position in value chains and, by so doing, contribute to economic development and poverty reduction. The course is based on dozens of real-life cases and lessons from African value chains that KIT and IIRR have collected over the years.
Main topics include:
- The importance of the value chain approach for pro-poor economic development
- The analysis of agricultural commodity value chains
- The identification of market opportunities for products produced by the poor
- The importance of multi-stakeholder analysis and participatory processes in value chain development
- Elaboration of a value chain development action plan and related M&E
Information and course registration
Course applications must be sent to IIRR:
Janet Nyaoro, IIRR Africa Regional Centre
IIRR Training Website
Email: training@iirr-africa.org
Phone: +251 20 444 0991/2610
