Training Agenda and new document with basic information about VC Approach

Thanks for those that have participated actively in our Blog. I've seen very good comments and also some questions and I promise you we'll be talking about all of that during the training. Now I invite all of you to read our second document that you can have access in the link bellow. Please read just the first part (p. 1 - 22).

http://sds.ukzn.ac.za/files/handbook_valuechainresearch.pdf

Also you can see bellow the Value Chain Training Agenda which eventually could suffer small adjustments.

Small Enterprise Development Training:
Using Value Chain Approach for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction for Small Farmers
KENYA APLI – ADRA International
July 16 – 19 2008

Module I: Introduction to Economic Growth with Poverty Reduction (Mon 16 - Morning)
Introduction (8:30 – 9:00)
Part 1: Globalization and the Small Firm (9:00 – 10:30)
Part 2: The Value Chain Framework (10:45 – 12:30)

Module II: Value Chain Selection (Mon 16 - Afternoon)
Program Management (2:00 – 3:00)
Part 1: Value Chain Selection (3:00 – 5:15)
Evaluation (5:15 – 5:30)

Module III: Value Chain Analysis (Tue 17 - Morning)
Part 1: Introduction to Value Chain Mapping (8:30 – 12:30)

Module III: Value Chain Analysis (Cont…) (Tue 17 - Afternoon)
Program Management (2:00 – 3:00)
Part 2: How to Conduct Value Chain Analysis (3:00 – 5:15)
Evaluation (5:15 – 5:30)

Module IV: Design for Competitiveness (Wed 18)
Part 1: Design for Competitiveness (8:30 – 4:15)
Program Management (4:15 – 5:15)
Evaluation (5:15 – 5:30)

Module V: Implementation Action Plan (Thu 19 - Morning)
Part 1: Implementation Action Plan (8:30 – 12:30)

Module VI: Monitoring Performance (Thu 19 - Afternoon)
Performance Measurement (2:00 – 3:30)
Program Management (4:00 – 5:00)
Final Evaluation (5:00 – 5:30)