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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141110
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SUMMARY:Course: 'Market access for sustainable development'
DESCRIPTION:Today\, markets are increasingly seen as a good instrument for poverty reduction and sustainable development. However\, market failures and shortcomings often diminish the desired impact on poverty. This international course shows participants how to use markets as a tool to alleviate poverty. \nPro-poor inclusive value chain development\nOpening markets for smallholders and their products\nThis course takes market trends as a given\, and market dynamics as a possible basis for sustainable development and examines the do’s and don’ts of market-led development. Participants will be challenged to find answers to the following interrelated questions: \n\nhow can smallholders effectively engage in market development?\nhow can they access markets better with their products?\n\nThese questions will be addressed in several modules. The module Market  Participation deals with the market economic dynamics\, and how to engage small-scale farmers and rural dwellers. The second module deals with all the issues a product comes across on its way to customers: the institutions that govern value chains. The third module deals with a strategic planning process and tools that can be used to develop appropriate and targeted action plans\, project proposals  and/or programmes.\nThe step-by-step development of ‘bankable’ project proposals\, that are based on a selection of participants cases\, and in which all the lessons learned will be practised and internalised\, is an integral part of the curriculum. \nCourse objectives\nUpon completion of the course you will: \n\nbe more competent in the area of market access by differentiating between issues related to market participation\, chain governance and institutional change;\nunderstand conceptual frameworks related to market development which can be used to identify pro-poor and inclusive development opportunities;\nbe able to support policymakers\, development practitioners and professional service providers in their new role as market facilitators;\nbe able to apply tools and instruments to develop market-led\, pro-poor\, inclusive and/or sustainable development interventions.\n\nTarget audience\nThe course is intended for staff of government departments\, non-government and civil society organisations\, business associations\, development agencies\, universities and colleges of higher education\, and for other professionals working in the domain of market-driven development. \n  \n  \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/course-market-access-sustainable-development/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20141118T080000
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SUMMARY:AgExchange - Feeding the World in 2050
DESCRIPTION:The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) and USAID\, with support from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)\, are facilitating a 3-day AgExchange November 18-20\, 2014. This facilitated\, online discussion will bring together key stakeholders to share experiences and input on how human and institutional capacity development (HICD) can contribute to a high-performing\, agricultural innovation system to feed the world by 2050. \nThe AgExchange\, hosted on Agrilinks\, welcomes participation from stakeholders around the world\, particularly those that work in: \n\nHigher education institutions (researchers\, faculty\, and students)\nNational agricultural research institutions\nMinistries of agriculture\nFeed the Future implementing partner organizations\nPrivate sector\n\nParticipants will be asked to share best practices and experiences\, constraints\, and solutions for building human and institutional capacity to support agricultural innovation systems. These discussions will be facilitated by subject-matter experts. \nThe AgExchange will also draw and solicit input on recommendations from three recent reports focused on HICD. A webinar providing background on the reports’ recommendations and key HICD concepts and issues will precede the AgExchange. \nFor more information\, go to AgriLinks\, AgExchange. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/agexchange/
LOCATION:Online
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