• Course Pitch
In this course, we briefly discuss a specific agriculture value chains and their essential characteristics. We look at how finance interacts with value chains (internal and external) and how the agriculture value chains lend (or do not lend) themselves to effective finance. Specifically, the following elements will be covered:
1) Understanding the approach of value chain financing over conventional financing
2) Leveraging the value chain relationships for improved financial access
3) Financial flows in a value chain
4) Integrating different agribusiness value chain financial systems for effective financing

You will be taken through a conceptual understanding video presentation by Agribusiness Finance expert Ms. Lorna Grace (approximately 30 minutes). This lecture will be followed by a 20-minute video discussion between Ms. Lorna Grace and Dr. Vijayender Nalla that capture the insights from the presentation and helps you apply the tools and frameworks in practical business situations.

The course learning and assessment will help you learn and apply the insights to value chain context within which you are operating.

• Content & Assessment Guidelines
Please review the course outline below to set your expectations related to the content & certificate assessment needs for the course. You can complete the assessment and download Agribusiness Academy completion certificate. You can expect to complete this course and certification assessment in about 3-5 hours. We wish you a lot of success with the course/pathway and very sure that it will help you gain more clarity and execution confidence towards your outcome.

• Course & the Pathway Connection
This course can be pursued independently or as part of “Sustainable Finance” learning & reflection pathway. The pathway is designed to help you understand the financial risks associated with agriculture production and the need for innovative financial products and business models that align with the needs and risks of agriculture. In this pathway considerable amount of attention is given to SmallHolder Finance and the role of “Value Chain Finance” as a very powerful model in ensuring that the value chains realise optimal growth. The business examples and the business models designed within this pathway demonstrate that strong value propositions and business models in Agriculture Finance contribute significantly to a safe and sustainable food system. If you choose to enroll in the pathway, you'll have the option to receive an extra certificate upon completing the reflection exercise for the pathway. Enrolling to the pathway also gives you access to our facilitators via the AA Slack channel. You can review and enroll to the full pathway by following this link: https://lms.agribusiness.academy/catalog/index/cat:187

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