Value Chain Facilitation

Value Chain Facilitation leads to motivated value chain actors who understand their challenges, and actively and jointly pursue their common goals. Structuring the facilitation process, identifying competencies and applying effective tools is crucial for successful value chain development.

Participants
You are experienced in analysing sub sectors and value chains and are familiar with value chain development approaches. You are working for an NGO, searching for effective facilitation approaches and tools. You are a consultant, wishing to offer value chain facilitation services. You are working for a donor, facilitating the design and implementation processes of value chain development projects.

Course objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to design a structured facilitation process for pro-poor value chain development. You will understand the role facilitation plays in the various value chain development models. You will learn to identify and manage the sequential facilitation phases and define roles and tasks. You will be able to define and practice competencies for effective facilitation. You will learn how to deal with powers and conflicts. You will be familiar with tools and practices to facilitate actors to develop and implement their value chain strategies.

Course outline

Day 1	• Role of facilitation in different value chain development approaches • Structure the facilitation process
Day 2	• Identify, understand and ensure the interests of relevant stakeholders • Motivate and support actors to develop and manage action plans
Day 3	• Ensure the right competencies • Deal with powers and conflicts
Day 4	• Facilitation principles and practices • Develop your next step