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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150129
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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+1:20141201T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC+1:20141218T170000
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SUMMARY:FAO e-mail conference: Tailoring rural advisory services to family farms
DESCRIPTION:The UN General Assembly declared 2014 to be the International Year of Family Farming and invited the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to facilitate implementation of the International Year\, in collaboration with its partners. \nAmong its other initiatives for the International Year\, FAO has worked with the Global Forum on Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) in setting the spotlight on rural advisory services for family farms. This has been done by jointly organizing two recent side events on the topic – in Buenos Aires on 26 September 2014 during the 5th GFRAS Annual Meeting and in Rome on 27 October 2014 during the Global Dialogue on Family Farming. To continue and expand the dialogue to a global audience\, the FAO Research and Extension Unit is now hosting an e-mail conference on “Tailoring rural advisory services to family farms” which will allow participants to share their knowledge\, ideas and experiences on this topic. The conference takes place 1-18 December 2014. Results of the two side events and the e-mail conference will feed into preparations of a document on policies to enhance rural advisory services for family farms that FAO and GFRAS are planning to publish in 2015. \nThe conference is open to everyone\, is free and will be moderated. To subscribe to the conference\, send an e-mail to (function(){var ml="rFEknsmc.ofetCgAi4h%D03-vl2a"\,mi="CF=KCJEB0;:CFDCJJ6K@IFEGB39BHH
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/fao-e-mail-conference-tailoring-rural-advisory-services-family-farms/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC+1:20141211T090000
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SUMMARY:True Price and Green Deal Conference on Natural and Social Capital
DESCRIPTION:On 11 December True Price is organizing the True Price Conference and Green Deal Event on Natural and Social Capital\, an event in collaboration with MVO Nederland\, IUCN NL and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. \nThe Green Deal meeting on Natural and Social Capital aims to inform parties about initiatives for transparency and stimulate discussions on transparency among practitioners. Participants will have the chance to learn from experiences gained in the Green Deal on Transparency of Natural and Social Capital. Plus\, the program will highlight some of the international initiatives that are undertaken by both policy makers and business. \nIn the afternoon at the True Price Conference don’t miss the opportunity to join us for the international launch of our ‘Impact Assessment and Valuation Principles’. Next to which\, some of our partners will present cases on true pricing and we will tell you about the True Price Platform plan for 2015. There will be plenty of opportunities to engage with others and explore possibilities for collaboration. \nThe event will offer\n\nCase presentations by public and private sector professionals on infrastructure\, horticulture and agro and food commodities;\nthe launch of the True Price Business Case Report with 9 monetization cases from amongst othersSolvay\, DSM\, Kering\, Infosys\, Holcim and Tony’s Chocolonely;\nSpeeches from amongst others William van Niekerk (Sustainability Director\, BAM Group)\, Fokko Wientjes (Vice President Sustainability\, DSM)\, Herman Mulder (Chairman True Price\, former chairman and current board member GRI) and Rob van Brouwershaven (Director of Nature and Biodiversity\, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs). Moderation will be done by Carin ten Hage (founder Off the Map\, Worldconnector\, former initiator the Planet Me program at TNT);\nThe international launch of our ‘Impact Assessment and Valuation Principles’\, focusing on social and environmental costs and benefits-for True Value creating companies;\nPresentation of the Natural Capital Protocol\, a project in which a framework for natural capital protocol is developed and in which True Price collaborates with amongst many others IUCN and WBCSD;\nParticipation of business professionals from many (listed) Dutch and international companies;\nParticipation of public administrators from Denmark\, UK\, Germany\, Belgium\, the EU and the Netherlands;\n\nProgram\n09.00-10.00       Registration \n10.00-13.15        Green Deal Meeting on Natural and Social capital \n13.15-14.00         Networking lunch \n14.00-17.00        True Price Conference \n18.00-20.00       True Price Platform Dinner (personal invitation) \nConfirmed speakers\n\nWilliam van Niekerk\, Sustainability Director of BAM Group\nFokko Wientjes\, Vice President Sustainability at DSM\nRob van Brouwershaven\, Director of Nature and Biodiversity at the Ministry of Economic Affairs\nKristina Ullrich\, ‎Manager public private sector relations at Hivos Foundation\nDave Boselie\, ‎Senior Expert Learning & Innovation at Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH)\nHerman Mulder\, Chairman True Price\, former chairman and current board member GRI\nRichard Spencer\, Head of Sustainability\, Technical Strategy Department\, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)\nLiesel van Ast\, Programme Manager\, Natural Capital Declaration UNEPfi\nStrahil Christov\, Policy Officer – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity\, EU Business and Biodiversity (B@B)\, European Commission\nCarin ten Hage\, Moderator of this event\, members Worldconnectors\, founder Off the Map\, former founder Planet Me program\, TNT\nMark van Oorschot\, Senior researcher international policy for biodiversity\, PBL\nMikkel Stenbaeck Hansen\, Deputy Head of Department\, Danish Environmental Protection Agency\, Danish Ministry of Environment\n\nFor the detailed program\, visit the website of True Price. \nDon’t miss it! If you’re interested to attend\, but have not received an invitation yet\, please send an e-mail before 8 December to: (function(){var ml="sk%f-Emr2A.ato3cgnli4phe0uDFC"\,mi="2>L;28HF7G32>J2886;CB9;A@GB;2DHJ2886;CB5;A@GB;2DHL28K;2>5"\,o="";for(var j=0\,l=mi.length;j
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/true-price-green-deal-conference-natural-social-capital/
LOCATION:Radisson Blu Hotel Amsterdam Airport\, Boeing Avenue 2\, Schiphol-Rijk\, 1119 PB \, Netherlands
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