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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;VALUE=DATE:20141124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141206
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SUMMARY:Course: 'Agriculture nutrition linkages'
DESCRIPTION:Despite the world-wide increase of food availability\, there are still around one billion people undernourished. This is far above of the target of MDG 1. There is now substantial evidence that malnutrition has life-long negative impacts on productivity and income-generating potential of the population. Agricultural programmes need to become more nutrition sensitive. \nEnsuring nutritional impact of agricultural projects\nMaking agricultural programs nutrition sensitive\nWhy doesn’t a reduction in poverty automatically result in improved nutritional status? Can agricultural development help reduce undernutrition? If so\, how should projects be designed to make them more nutrition sensitive? These are the key issues we will be dealing with in this course.\nThe training approach will be both interactive and practical. Participants will learn from experts but also from each other’s experiences from all over the world. \nCourse objectives\nThe overall aim of the course is to contribute to improving nutrition by making agricultural development programmes more nutrition sensitive. Upon completion of the course you will: \n\nunderstand the concepts of food systems\, food security\, nutrition and poverty and their interconnectedness;\nbe able to apply conceptual frameworks to ensure nutrition sensitive agricultural development programmes and policies;\nformulate or adjust the design and implementation of agricultural development programmes and policies to enhance the impact on nutrition.\n\nTarget audience\nYou are working for a governmental or non-governmental organisation at national or sub-national level in one of the following positions: \n\nyou are a policy or planning officer with responsibility for promoting community and household livelihood including food and nutrition security;\nyou have a managing or co-ordinating position in planning\, management\, implementation and/or monitoring and evaluation of a community food and nutrition security programme or an agricultural development programme with a nutrition component;\nyou work in action-oriented research\, advisory or teaching position directly relevant to food and nutrition security.\n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/course-agriculture-nutrition-linkages/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20141125T090000
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SUMMARY:Brussels Briefing 39: The Role of Agribusiness and Development Partnerships in Advancing African Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:The next Brussels Development Briefing on “Global food systems\, local impact: the role of agribusiness and development partnerships in advancing African agriculture” will take place Tuesday 25th November 2014 (9h-13h) at the ACP Secretariat (451 Avenue Georges Henri\, 1200 Brussels\, room C). \nThe transformation of the African agri-business sector is a key challenge to achieve food security and economic development. A differentiated approach to partnerships\, based on the development of competitive local private sectors\, is essential to boosting agricultural development in Africa. \nIn this context\, the objective of this Brussels Briefing is to discuss strategies and approaches for harnessing the potential of development partnerships with the private sector to catalyse market development and productivity in African countries. \nThe outcome of this meeting should be a better understanding of the needs and constraints of the local agricultural sector and strengthen linkages between private sector and development cooperation. At the European level\, the meeting would contribute to the development of a framework for dialogue and effective joint action with the private sector. \nSpeakers will include the European Commisison (DG Agri and  DG Devco)\, Yara\, the Farmers organizations (SACAU\, EAFF)\, some EU agribusiness groups operating in Africa\, European Investment Bank\, BMZ\, AUC. \nPlease visit the website of Brussels Development Briefings to download the programme and background note. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/role-agribusiness-development-partnerships-advancing-african-agriculture/
LOCATION:ACP Secretariat\, 451 Avenue Georges Henri\, Brussels\, 1200\, Belgium
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