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Agribusiness as a Tool For Poverty Eradication, Economic Development & Nation Building

Agribusiness as a Tool For Poverty Eradication, Economic Development & Nation Building

Kenya

22, June 2020

Singapore

10, August 2020

Seychelles

12, October 2020

Brazil

14, December 2020

Fees per participant

One Week
Two Weeks
$4000
$7500

Who should attend

Project Managers, Coordinators, Administrators of Agricultural Programmes, Project Officers, Field/ Research/ Survey Officer, Agricultural Extension Officers, Quality Assurance Officers, Operation Officers, Officials Involved in the Design & Implementation of Agricultural Projects, Farm Managers in Government-Established Farm Projects and Private Agricultural Concerns, etc.

Why you should attend

Some of the factors that determine if the population of Africa estimated at 1.4 billion, is a blessing, among others are, the capacity to ensure food security, control over urbanization and youth employment. Unfortunately, these are areas of challenges which many African countries are struggling to resolve. Experts have argued that a major reason for this unpleasant scenario is that the agricultural sector is under-capitalized and lacks value addition. Deficient capacity to produce and process agro-industrial commodities results in limited scope on industrialization. Therefore, the Sub-Sahara African countries fail to gain from opportunities to add value and eradicate poverty. Meanwhile, the expansion of job opportunities via downstream agro-industrial processing value chain is possibly a sure-way to take farmers out of poverty. In light of the above, this study tour will present to the participants, innovative and creative techniques needed to develop agribusiness. This shall be under-taking through guided interaction and exchange of ideas and experiences with global top and successful investors in agribusiness. As well as, visits to different policymakers, agriculture policy implementers, decision-makers, large, medium and small scale farmers,

What you'll learn

Agribusiness and Development

  • Result-Driven Policies
  • Increasing Agricultural Productivity
  • Partnerships for Value-chain Development in Agribusiness

Agricultural Marketing

  • Exploiting local, Regional, and International Demand
  • Developing Agric-Product Marketing Skills

Operation Planning and Management

  • Enhancing Agricultural Supply for Value Addition & Upgrading Value Chains
  • Contract Farming and Production in Agribusiness
  • Promoting Effective and Innovative Financing
  • Improving Infrastructural and Energy Access
  • Experience Sharing

Learning Visits

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