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Introduction
Do
you finance agribusiness ventures? Seek to understand the agribusiness and its
uniqueness compared to other industries. This programme will provide a complete
overview of investment, finance modelling options in East Africa agribusiness.
The programme is meant for financiers of the industry. You will interact with
financing authorities from different sectors. The five-day programme orients you
to an industry that feeds East Africa population of about 40 million people.
Agribusiness comprises of primary production to sale of value-added farm
commodities.
Who
Should Attend?
The
programme attracts an array of stake holders in agribusiness including but not
limited to:
· Agribusiness
investment managers
· Agribusiness
risk managers
· Lenders
to the agribusiness sector
· Credit
officers
· Relationship
managers
· Accountants
and lawyers
· Investors
· Auditors
· Policy
makers in the agribusiness space
· Non-
Governmental and Governmental agencies in the agribusiness sector
Duration
5
days
Objectives
This
programme will ensure that you grasp;
· Available
financing models in Kenya
· Risk
mitigation of agribusiness financing
· Suitability
of financing models in Kenya
Course
Outcomes
The
programme will enable you to;
· Understand
the agricultural sector dynamics in depth
· Understand
the financing needs of agribusiness investors
· Acquire
relevant knowledge and skills to be able to grow your agribusiness loan book by
exploiting all the opportunities within the agribusiness sector
· Develop
effective market intelligence techniques for the agribusiness sector
exploration
· Acquire
skills to enable you to develop relevant and market-driven agribusiness loan
products
· Make
use of effective monitoring and control metrics
· Proactively
exploit agribusiness opportunities within your market niche
Course
outline
Module
I: Introduction
a.
Defining value chain finance
b.
Why is there interest in value chain finance in agriculture?
c.
Overview of content
Module
II: Understanding
agricultural value chain finance
a.
Context
b.
The concept of agricultural value chain finance
c.
Agricultural value chain finance as an approach
d.
Enabling environment
i. Standards and certification
ii. Regulation and enforcement
iii. Macro-economic and social context
e.
Value chains and diversified livelihoods
Module
III: Value
chain business models
a.
Producer-driven value chain models
b.
Buyer-driven value chain models
c.
Facilitated value chain models
d.
Integrated value chain models
e.
Case Study: Farm
Concern International: commercial village approach
Module
IV: Agricultural
value chain finance instruments
a.
Product overview
b.
Product financing
i. Trader credit
ii. Input supplier credit
iii. Marketing company credit
iv. Lead firm financing
c.
Receivable’s financing
i. Trade receivables finance
ii. Factoring and forfaiting
d.
Physical asset collateralization
i. Warehouse receipts
ii. Repurchase agreements (repos)
iii. Financial lease
e.
Risk mitigation products
i. Crop/weather insurance
ii. Forward contracting
iii. Futures
f.
Financial enhancements
i. Securitization
ii. Loan guarantees
iii. Joint venture
g.
Bringing it together
Module
V: Innovations
a.
Value chain innovations
b.
Financial innovations
c.
Technological innovations
i. Management systems
ii. Networks and exchanges
iii. Mobile phones and mobile banking
d.
Infrastructural innovations
e.
Policy and public sector innovations
f.
Case Study: DrumN
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and technological innovations
Methodology
The
instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and
comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based
tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with
years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these
fields.