MALIFO - Animation of a workshop on the analysis and market information of the FIBANI program in the regions of Ségou and Koulikoro
Partners
Main goals
Build capacity on understanding and analyzing the markets of support workers and direct actors in the value chains of the FIBANI (Niger Basin Training Program) and SAFE (Sakawa Fund for Education) programs agricultural extension in Africa) in the regions of Koulikoro and Ségou
Specific objectives
Organization of a two-day workshop for about 30 local program support officers and about 30 value chain actors in the Koulikoro and Ségou region to improve their skills in exploiting the knowledge disseminated by the MIS operators
Beneficiaries
The team in charge proximity support of programs & actors of the value chains in the region of Koulikoro and Ségou
Results
R1. The accompaniment officers (fifteen per region) of SAFE and FIBANI programs are initiated to the rapid analysis of the markets
R2. The direct actors of the value chains (fifteen by region) supported by FIBANI and SAFE are initiated to the rapid analysis of the markets
R3. The categories of actors acquire the ability to quickly identify the characteristics of the markets referenced in the periodic bulletins and the SMS of the operators of the MIS
Activities
A1. Information system as a price risk management tool
A2. Determinants of agricultural commodity prices (why are prices moving?)
A3. Market analysis (methodology, understanding market dynamics, type of information collected, sources of information, etc.)
A4. Presentation of the market structure of agricultural products, from the international to the specific case of Mali
A5. Type of relevant information for each link in a given value chain (example: sesame case)
A6. Interpretation of market information (practical exercises on some newsletters published on products in Mali)
A7. Exercise on the management of a fictional campaign
A8. Trade negotiation and contracting techniques
A9. Development of business links
Related people
Pierre Ricau
Holder of a Master Degree in "Agricultural Development and Economic Policies" from the Institute of Development Studies (IEDES), Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University and AgroParisTech. He brings his expertise in agricultural market analysis (especially cashew, sesame, shea, cocoa, hevea, corn, rice and onion), development of agro-food sectors, training engineering and consultancy on public agricultural/agro-industrial policies
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