Value chain Development

Become an expert in market systems development, manage value chain cycle, innovative value chain financing, designing and implementing value chain project, M&E of Value Chain Projects and risk management in value chain development process and management. The following topics will be covered. 

Introduction to Agriculture Value Chain

• Definition of value chain
• Key concepts in value chain
• Value chain cycle

Value Chain Analysis

• Introduction to value chain development
• Key concepts in value chain analysis
• Value chain analysis process
• Mapping a value chain
• Tools and techniques in value chain analysis
• Case study: Value chain analysis

Market Analysis and Development

• Introduction to market analysis
• Supply, demand and price setting
• Standards and certification
• Analyzing competition

Market Linkages

• Introduction to market linkages
• Types of market linkages
• Factors affecting success of linkages
• Enabling environment in market linkages

Value Chain Governance

• Introduction to value chain governance
• Importance of value chain governance
• Types of value chain governance
• Analyzing value chain governance

Value Chain Financing

• Introduction to Value Chain Financing
• Type of Value Chain Finance
• Instruments to promote agricultural value chain finance

Agriculture Value Chain Project Design 

• Formulation of the project goal statement
• Project causal pathway design
• Development of a logical framework