Dear all, In case any of you are interested in participating in the Webex of this event - note the times are US Eastern Standard time. Looks like it could be an interesting event.
Pauline, Could you circulate to regional and global partners?
Jeff
From: Dieter Fischer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 14 September, 2016 10:01 PM
To: Thomas, Laurent (TCDD) <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: Invitation to September 28 event focusing on smallholder supply chains
Dear Mr. Thomas,
We'd like to invite you to a half-day event on September 28, at the IFC office in Washington D.C. This networking and learning event focuses on smallholder supply chains. The agenda is below.
If you'd like to attend in person, please RSVP to Mila Pestun ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>). We will also stream the event via Webex. We'll be sending out more information on the speakers and Webex login shortly.
Best,
Dieter Fischer
Senior Operations Officer
Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services
9:00 to 11:00: How to professionalize smallholder agriculture: A global quality system for farmer organizations
Food security. Jobs. Demographic shifts. Sustainability. Global trade.
To meet these challenges and more, farming must change. Farmers and farmer organizations in emerging markets must become more professional and more productive. A well-run farmer organization is more likely to access finance, inputs, and services, which means it can sell more and do more for its members.
The result is greater food security and more sustainable livelihoods for farming families.
It's clear that farmer organizations must professionalize. But can professionalism be systematically built and measured? And will more professional organizations be rewarded with better market access?
You are invited to a presentation that explains why the answer to those questions is YES.
IFC is a founding member of the Agribusiness Market Ecosystem Alliance (AMEA), a consortium of NGOs and development agencies that has two goals: (1) help farmer organizations achieve defined standards of professionalism; and (2) facilitate market access for these newly professional organizations.
11:30 to 13:00 with lunch: Launch of IFC's Global Cooperative Curriculum for farmer organizations
The first AMEA initiative is IFC's Global Cooperative Curriculum (GCC). The GCC links assessment, training, and intensive coaching together in a 12- to 18-month program designed to help farmer organizations reach the professionalism criteria defined by SCOPEinsight. The program was developed by a team of IFC cooperative specialists and instructional designers. This launch follows recent successful pilots in Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire.
The goal of the presentation and Q&A session is to introduce the GCC and explain how AMEA partners and others can use it.
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