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Opportunity Readiness Workshop: Agribusiness Value Chains and Food Distribution (IRWB)


Description
• Q&A Workshop Pitch

This Q&A workshop functions as a comprehensive course aimed at assessing your current knowledge on Agribusiness Value Chains and Food Distribution. Tailored to enhance industry/job readiness, this workshop is an invaluable resource for excelling in interviews and succeeding in various industry roles.

In this workshop, you'll navigate through a series of action learning (multiple choice) questions, all centered around the theme of Agribusiness Value Chains and Food Distribution. Your responses will not only gauge your current understanding but also contribute to a deeper comprehension of the subject matter.

Specifically, this workshop helps in making you understand:

-->Who are the critical players in food and agribusiness value chains and how are they structured?
-->What is the role of food distribution systems in agrifood value chain?
-->What are the similarities and differences between food distribution systems in emerging & established country value chains?
-->What are the challenges in food distribution within the context of emerging markets?
--> What is the structure and the function of various players in the food distribution systems?
-->How is the role of consumers changing within the context of food distribution systems?
-->How can service providers contribute to building competitive & robust value chains and food distribution systems?
-->What policy-level interventions can support building competitive & robust value chains and food distribution systems?

• Workshop & the Pathway Connection
This workshop can be pursued independently or as part of “Opportunity Readiness Pathway”. The pathway includes a series of Q&A workshops, each focusing on a unique theme within food and agribusiness. By engaging with this pathway, learners gain a holistic understanding of diverse topics, preparing them for upcoming roles in the industry that align with emerging trends and demands. You can review and enroll to the full pathway by following this link: https://india.lms.agribusiness.academy/catalog/index/cat:223

• Content & Assessment Guidelines
You can complete the assessment and download the Agribusiness Academy completion certificate. You can expect to complete this course and certification assessment in about 1.5-2 hours. We wish you a lot of success with the course/pathway and are very sure that it will help you gain more clarity and execution confidence towards your outcome.

• Contact
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Content
  • About this workshop exercise
  • Food Distribution Systems (FDS)
  • Players in Food Distribution System
  • Key Functions of FDS
  • Challenges with the FDS
  • Players in Food Distribution System
  • Farmer Selling to Traders / Aggregators
  • Food Distribution Possibilities among the actors
  • Contract Farming
  • Advantage of Cooperatives
  • Role of Public and Private funding bodies in FDS
  • Business Structure for Smallholders
  • Business Structure for Wholesalers
  • Benefits of Agricultural Cooperatives
  • Critical Functions of Wholesalers
  • Threat to Wholesaler Business Model
  • Reaching End Consumers Directly
  • Similarities Between Processors and Restaurants
  • Role of Retailers
  • Role of Government in building FDS
  • Food Hygiene and Quality Assurance Guidelines
  • Critical Actor in Food Distribution
  • Managing the Cooperatives
  • Wholesale Business Value Proposition
  • Scaling the Post Harvest Infrastructure in Emerging Economies
  • Thank you & follow up
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever