Training Seminar on Contract Farming A capacity building workshop for those interested in mainstreaming contract farming 26th – 30th of January, 2014, Bangkok, Thailand

World population growth, high prices of food & agricultural commodities, growing disputes over large-scale land acquisition, increasing demand for food safety and sustainability certification, impact of climate change, etc. have driven the rising interest of private investors, policy makers, and development partners in promoting inclusive business with smallholders in developing countries. Contract farming in particular is expected to be a promising tool to integrate smallholders in sustainable value chains.

Sound planning, appropriate skills and adequate approaches for starting-up and operating contract farming (CF) schemes are key to success and sustainability. Therefore GIZ has issued the “Contract Farming Handbook”, which provides a practical and process-oriented approach guiding practitioners through sound planning, starting up, consolidation and up-scaling of CF schemes.

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Takeaways of the training: Understanding the concept of contract farming as an inclusive business model Appreciation of causalities between CF business model strategies and success or failure Ability to develop concepts for promoting sustainable contract farming schemes

Training approach: Presentations and discussions of theory and case studies, group work and field visits

Who should attend? GIZ staffs, public and private organisations interested to facilitate CF, training institutions, contracting companies

Number of participants: up to 25

Course fee: 500 EUR*

Trainers: Margret Will (author of the CF handbook) Dr. Yotsawin Kukeawkasem Contact: Training.bangkok@giz.de

Registration: http://thai-german-cooperation.info/training.html

Download: GIZ Contract Farming Handbook

*The course fee includes: registration, field trip, venue, lunch & dinner, welcome reception, joint dinner & training material. Hotel accommodation and transport to / from the venue is not included in the course fee. Please arrange for it individually.

This training is organized by the GIZ Sector Project Agricultural Policy and Food Security in close cooperation with the GIZ SNRD Working Group Agriculture, GIZ Training Bangkok and the GIZ Project ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems

Training programme outline:

Day 1 Sunday 26th, January 2013

Afternoon: Arrival, registration

6 pm: Official welcome, objectives, expectations, scene-setting

7 pm: Welcome reception

Day 2

Monday 27th Participants’ views: CF in rural development; Conditions for success and failure

GIZ’s CF handbook: Structure, contents and use; Three phases for CF development

Conceptual foundations: CF models and contract types; Incentives and disincentives for CF

Inclusive business models: CF and the bottom of the pyramid/ smallholders, gender, youth

Preparation of field visit: Briefing and discussion of essentials to be explored

Day 3

Tuesday 28th Field visit

Day 4

Wednesday 29th Participants’ feedback: Outline and presentation of the CF business models visited

Review of the field case studies in the light of the three phases for CF development:

Phase 1: Initiate & Plan

Phase 2: Implement & Learn

Phase 3: Sustain & Grow

Joint dinner

Day 5 Thursday 30th

Facilitating CF development: Moderation of processes; Technical and financial assistance

Participants’ interest: Concept development for the promotion of sustainability in CF

Way forward: Agreement on joint action (if of interest for participants)

5 pm: Concluding: Workshop evaluation and closing

Please note this programme is still subject to confirmation

Training Seminar on Contract Farming: 26th – 30th of January, 2014, Bangkok, Thailand

Features of GIZ’s CF Handbook: Experiences with CF have been documented

at large. Indeed, GIZ’s handbook is the first to provide hands-on advice on how to plan, start-up and operate CF operations.

CF is about usually fragile farmer-buyer

linkages. GIZ’s handbook provides practical guidance for business model innovation at the farm supply-firm procurement interface.

Contract Framing as a Business Model “A business model is characterised by the logic and the arrangements of how a company (farm or firm) creates, delivers and captures value. The CF business model is challenging since it closely links the buyer’s strategy with the farming systems at the farm supply-firm procurement interface. Hence contractors are interdependent and face risks involved if the design of the CF model is not appropriate for committing one or the other partner to fulfill their obligations.”