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2005 Post-IAMA WORKSHOP
Building New Partnerships in the Global Food Chain
Experiences from North Africa, the Near East and Asia
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank
along with the University of Illinois and International Arid Land Consortium
are co-sponsoring an exclusive workshop that will examine innovative approaches
for establishing mutually beneficial marketing partnerships
that link farmers and agribusiness together to access the global food chain. Drawing upon case
studies from Africa, the Near East and Asia, this unique workshop will examine,
discuss, and extract the best practices of how channel members can successfully
collaborate in overcoming the numerous challenges and constraints faced in
linking small farmers to markets.
This workshop will bring together senior food industry and agribusiness
executives, government officials, non-government organization leaders
and leading academics
from across the globe as they jointly examine and compare alternative approaches
of building supply channels for different high-value crops, products and
markets. At the same time, a concomitant workshop goal will be to consider
how best to organize these supply chains so they contribute directly to
increasing farm income, rural employment and sustainable development.
This workshop
will highlight two globally preeminent keynote speakers who will discuss
strategies for strengthening the involvement of developing country farmers
in domestic and global markets. The workshop will be held in Chicago on
June 29-30, 2005, in association with the 2005 International Food and
Agribusiness
Management Association (IAMA) annual meeting.
The Workshop will begin with a session that sets the stage for whole workshop.
This will be followed by a Senior Industry Panel who will share their
perspectives and insights about the global food chain and issues to be
considered in
linking developing country farmers to this rapidly evolving agri-food
system. Next,
case studies representing different supply chain innovations will be
presented in three concurrent sessions: Natural Products, Livestock and
Fisheries,
and Fresh Horticultural Crops, respectively. The second concurrent session
will focus on two sets of issues: Application of Information Technologies
to Improve Supply Chain Management, and Organizing and Linking Small-scale
Farmers, Especially Women, to High Value Markets. After a full day of
discussions, there will be a relaxed evening cruise on Lake Michigan
to give participants
the opportunity to interact informally over drinks and dinner.
The second day will focus on specific supply chain issues. The morning
will begin with a concurrent session that will focus on two concerns:
Quality Assurance, Standards and Certification Systems, and Capacity
Building for
Market Development. Next, there will be two concurrent sessions on
synthesizing frameworks, including one on Building Marketing Channel
Alliances, and
a
second on The Enabling Environment: Policy and Trade Issues. The afternoon
session will involve an implementation panel comprising donor, industry,
and academic representatives that will synthesize the “lessons
learned” in
formulating an action plan for future donor investments in linking
producers to the global food chain.
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Country Background Papers
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