Value Chain Concept
Value Chain Analysis enables us to understand competitive challenges and to identify vertical coordination
mechanisms. Value Chain Development aims to improve access to markets and increase productive efficiency, ensuring that
all actors including the resource-poor, benefit from these value chains.
Participants:
You are an expert in private sector development, and are in need of practical tools to analyse
chains. You are working for an NGO that entered the field of value chain development, and you are searching to assist
your target group. You are working for a donor, and are tasked to steer the process that leads to leveraged
interventions. You are working for a governmental organisation, looking for approaches that enable pro-poor value chain
development.
Course objectives:
By the end of the course you will be able to
design value chain development projects. You will learn how to analyse sub sectors and value chains, and how to apply
practical tools to select value chains that have potential for pro-poor growth. You will enhance your analytical skills
to determine market requirements and identify competitive challenges. You will understand the different roles that the
relevant stakeholders play in developing value chains and learn to develop matching strategies. You will be able to
recognise prevailing value chain models and you will be introduced to facilitative and financial instruments.
Course outline:
| Monday | • Introducing the value chain approach • Identify and scan sub sectors • Develop and apply selection criteria |
| Tuesday | • Developing maps to visualise the analyses • Determine and measure dimensions of interest • Undertaking economic analyses of value chains |
| Wednesday | • Critical factors and actors for value chains • Upgrading strategies options and combinations • Development models and accompanying roles of stakeholders • Guest speaker presents practices from the field |
| Thursday | • Facilitate value chain development process • Financial instruments the financial institutions • Applying tools in your real life case |
| Friday | • Applying tools in your real life case • Presenting and discussing the results of the real life case • Planning your next step in developing value chains |
This course is designed and conducted in association with Hans Posthumus Consultancy.
