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SUMMARY:Online Bootcamp Building your Inclusive Agribusiness
DESCRIPTION:The online bootcamp on building your inclusive agribusiness will take place in September 2017.Â 2SCALE will teach participants how partnerships and bottom-up innovations can help build a profitable and inclusive agribusiness. \n2SCALE is an agribusiness incubator aiming to improve rural livelihoods and food & nutrition security in Africa by accelerating inclusive business in agri-food industries. Through public-private partnerships\, smallholder farmers and local agribusiness work together on organizing access to inputs\, strengthening market intelligence and bargaining power\, and other interventions to make their value chains more inclusive. In this course 2SCALE will present methodologies and practical tools used to build this inclusiveness. \nTarget groups\n\nEntrepreneurs in developing countries who would like to expand or improve their business for and with low-income communities;\nRepresentatives of farmer organizations;\nStaff of intermediary organisations working with local entrepreneurs\, such as NGOs\, business development services or investors;\nStudents in business related fields who would like to learn about the potential and practicalities of being inclusive business entrepreneurs.\n\nTopics to cover\nThe participants in the online course will gain knowledge on the tools and methodologies used by 2SCALE\, such as the CASE approach\, partnership development tools and others. Practical examples from 2SCALE partnerships from the 8 different program countries will be used to illustrate how this has worked in the 2SCALE context. \nThe program will tackle the following topics: \n\nValue Creation:Â learn how to access local markets and create value for and with smallholder farmers and other business actors in the value chain;\nInnovations in Farming:Â learn how to strengthen your supply chains and increase returns to local farmers and SMEs by introducing innovations\, based on needs assessment;\nAccess to Finance:Â learn how to secure access to finance in your value chains by building innovative financing solutions at farmer and SME level;\nAgribusiness Clusters:Â learn how to effectively organise local farmers to ensure innovation and competitiveness\, to maximize local value creation and to empower farmers.\n\nLearning environment\nThese topics will be addressed in 4 interrelated modules that you can follow at your own convenienceÂ over a 4-week period. \nEach module consists of videos\, background reading material\, and an assignment. On the module level\, there is room to interact with other course participants. Experts are also active on the forum and will provide feedback on assignments. \nRegistration\nYou can register on the IB Accelerator website. You must firstÂ create an IBA accountÂ if you do not already have one. \n  \n  \n\n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/online-bootcamp-building-inclusive-agribusiness/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170928
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SUMMARY:Trade for Sustainable Development Forum
DESCRIPTION:The Trade for Sustainable Development Forum (T4SD Forum) brings together business people\, researchers\, standards organizations and international trade officials to discuss trends in sustainable value chains and voluntary sustainability standards. This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Partnerships: Which model is yours?&#8221;Â  \nOrganized by the International Trade Centre (ITC)\, this yearâ€™s event explores the theme of partnerships: \n\nWhy are some models more successful in achieving sustainability objectives?\nWhat are common elements of success when standards organizations\, policy makers and private companies work well together?\nWhat can we expect from successful collaboration?\nWhat issues should we consider when engaging in new partnerships?\n\nThe 2017 edition of the T4SD Forum will be hosted in the headquarters of ITC from on September 25-26\, and will feature a high-level session at the WTO Public Forum 2017 onÂ September 27.Â  \nJoin ITC and their distinguished speakers for this yearâ€™s T4SD Forum to learn about various models of collaboration for sustainability goals. Please register for this eventÂ here. \nFor more information\, please visit the conference website or contactÂ (function(){var ml="-%.0ouEk2Dl3niayCherm_4AtFcsfgbp"\,mi="1;@>183ACBL1;9188D>=:H41;GK5KH>=N=:=H?1F3=JBCMBH1;9188EN:>
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/trade-sustainable-development-forum/
LOCATION:ITC Headquarters\, 54-56 rue de Montbrillant\, Geneva\, 1202\, Switzerland
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SUMMARY:SDG Impact Summit (in Dutch)
DESCRIPTION:On September 25\, 2015\, the 193 Members States of the UN adopted a new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future. Now\, two years later\, it is time to discuss the current results and to analyze the remaining challenges and opportunities. The SDG Impact Summit is organized byÂ Maatschappelijke Alliantie\, SDG Charter\, Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition\, Worldconnectors and the Royal Tropical Institute\,Â takes place in Amsterdam and will be held in Dutch. \nContext\nOp 25 september is het twee jaar geleden dat de lidstaten van de VN de SDGs aannamen. Hoe ver zijn we gekomen? Welke uitdagingen en kansen liggen er nog en hoe gaan we die samen oppakken? \nDoel\nAfspreken wat we het komende jaar gezamenlijk gaan doen om de SDGs te bereiken. \nProgramma Werkconferentie\nContext\nEr gebeurt al veel op het gebied van de SDGs. Koplopers uit verschillende sectoren komen samen en gaan aan de slag: Wat zijn de uitdagingen rondom de verschillende SDGs\, wat zijn oplossingen en kansen en hoe kunnen we samenwerken op deze themaâ€™s? Wie neemt de leiding? Wie doet mee? Wat zijn de vervolgstappen? (We bouwen voort op eerdere bijeenkomsten\, zoals Transform Your World.) \nDoel\nSDG Roadmap met gezamenlijke vervolgstappen per SDG. Organisaties kunnen hun (individuele of gezamenlijke) acties en commitments presenteren tijdens het SDG Festival in 2018. \nAgenda\n13:00 Opening doorÂ dagvoorzitter Anne-Marie Rakhorst (Duurzaamheid.NL)\n*Hoe staat het ervoor met de SDGs?\n*Steden/lokale overheden\, door Wobine Buijs\, burgemeester uit Oss\n*Kennis\, door het KIT \n13:30 Breakout sessies (resultaten hiervan vormen de SDG Roadmap)\n1- SDGs en de integratie van duurzaamheid in het onderwijs\n2- SDG Food Initiative\n3- Social impact partnership SDG 1 &#8211; einde aan Armoede in Nederland\n4- Op naar een Ombudspersoon voor Toekomstige Generaties\n5- Gender\n6- Challenge: Africa Rise\n7- Van ondertekening naar financiering: alle hens aan dek!\n8- Holland Circular Hotspot\n9- Werelddoelen bepalen de opdracht (sessie over impact)\n10- Planet\n11- Kansen in Nederland\n12- Kansen in het buitenland\n13- Challenge: Ketens in crisisgebieden \n15:00 Einde \nProgramma Debat\nContext\nEr is in Nederland een brede en diverse beweging ontstaan van organisaties die (samen) bijdragen aan de SDGs en die de politiek oproepen om deze beweging te versterken. Wie zijn die organisaties? Wat doen zij zelf? Wat vragen zij van de politiek? Hoe kunnen bedrijven\, maatschappelijke organisaties en politiek elkaar rond de SDGs vinden en versterken? Hoe verhoudt zich dit tot miljoennota en het regeerakkoord (in wording)? Vertegenwoordigers van bedrijven en maatschappelijke organisaties gaan een verdiepende dialoog aan met Kamerleden over borging en uitvoering van de SDGs. \nDoel\nAfspraken tussen de deelnemers over de stappen die zij het komende jaar (samen) gaan zetten voor de SDG agenda \nProgramma\n15:00 Inloop tweede deel/ Plenaire zaal open/ Filmpjes kinderen en jongeren \n15:30 Opening door dagvoorzitter Anne-Marie Rakhorst (Duurzaamheid.NL) \n15:35 Vertegenwoordigers van bedrijven en maatschappelijke organisaties gaan met Kamerleden in debat over miljoennota en regeerakkoord (in wording)\, naar aanleiding van hun oproepen aan de politiek. \nSprekers lichten hun belangrijkste 1-3 punten toe (max 10 min.)\, gevolgd door debat met Kamerleden en zaal (max 10 min). \n&#8211;Â Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition (DSGC)\n&#8211; Partos & Groene zaak: Bart Romijn en Marjolein Demmers\n&#8211; SDG-Investing\n&#8211; Duurzame Ontwikkeling Politieke Jongeren: jongeren en Jan Terlouw \n16:25 Gezamenlijk debat over wat gedeelde belangen zijn\, wat samen te bereiken en welke stappen daar komend jaar voor te zetten. \n17:30 Persmoment \n17:45 Borrel \nOrganisatoren\nMaatschappelijke Alliantie\, SDG Charter\, Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition\, Worldconnectors en het KIT \nPubliek\n450 vertegenwoordigers van verschillende sectoren: jongeren\, bedrijven\, filantropen\, (lokale) overheden\, kennisinstellingen\, NGOs en pers. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/sdg-impact-summit/
LOCATION:Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)\, Mauritskade 63\, Amsterdam\, 1092 AD
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