Value Chain Development (VCD)

The Value Chain Development (VCD) course, is a tried and tested course for VCD particitioners working on the ground in economic development programmes. Developed by MMA in 2004, it has proved a great success with over 300 participants successfully trained since its inception in October 2004.

We offer the VCD training programme in two options. The first option is an open registration course catered for a diverse group of participants from different organisations and different countries. The open registration course is a two week programme, with the first week offering intensive VCD training and the second week is dedicated to undertaking a real life case study on the field. The end of the case study culiminates with a presentation of the findings by course participants to a panel of experts. .

The second option is Tailormade VCD course which is normally a 1 week course tailored to meet specific organisational VCD needs. Over the years, MMA conducted tailormade VCD courses for organisations like SNV in Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Ghana, OXFAM JOLIT and its partners in Tanzania, One UN Joint programme partners in Tanzania and to HIVOS partners in East Africa.

Value Chain Development (VCD)

The course aims to provide participants with knowledge, skills and analyze the dynamics of value chains and enable them to design proper interventions for enabling competitiveness and participation of small holder farmers in value chains. Click here for the full VCD course outline.

This course is held in Arusha:19th-30th April 2010

This course is also held in Arusha:13th-24th September 2010

Advanced Value Chain Development (AdvVCD)

In addition to our regular VCD courses we are introducing our new 'Advanced Value Chain Development (AdvVCD)' course. Click here for the full AdvVCD course outline

This course will be held 10th – 14th May 2010

Contract Farming Facilitation (CFF)

This course will provide participants with the knowledge, skills and tools to to design and promote viable and sustainable CF schemes. The course is 2 weeks long, the first week is in Arusha and the second in Tanga.

Click here for the full CFF course outline

This course is held in Arusha and Tanga 10th-21st May

This course is held in Arusha and Tanga 11th-22nd October 2010