Business management is aimed at developing analytical and cognitive skills of micro and small rural entrepreneurs to cope with decision-making and problem-solving for their enterprises. Support could be for entrepreneurs dealing with farms and agro-industries on an individual or associative basis. Training materials are developed to provide practical advice and information on management aspects to help entrepreneurs or potential investors to run a sustainable business.

Through the different training materials, training programmes and guides, we aim at enhancing the integration of production, packaging, transport and storage of marketable commodities and value-added products from the farm through to the consumer and to support entrepreneurs in rural and peri-urban agribusiness development.

Agro-industrial Supply Chain Management: Concepts and Applications. This publication is an introduction to the discipline of supply chain management (SCM), with particular reference to the agro-industrial domain. It
introduces fundamental SCM concepts and illustrates them with selected agrifood related cases from different regions of the developing and developed world. SCM concepts are already consolidated as an essential part of modern management thinking. Its tools and techniques have helped companies in traditional areas such as manufacturing and retailing to achieve unprecedented levels of operational performance and efficiency in
transaction coordination with suppliers and customers. Yet, the discipline is still rather incipient in the agrifood domain. While managerial literature abounds with textbooks and publications about SCM in general, publications specific to agrifood enterprises are few and far between. This manual addresses that gap. Order a copy

Training manual on Agribusiness Management for Associative Rural Agro-enterprises

The objective of this manual is to improve the agribusiness management capabilities of leaders and managers of associative agro-enterprises as well as technicians from government, NGO or private sectors, who provide technical assistance to these agro-enterprises. The manual is made up of four modules: i) agro-food systems, food value chain and competitiveness; ii) associative enterprises; iii) applied planning to associative agro-enterprises and iv) post-harvest and support services. Each module is complemented with Powerpoint presentations, a guide with complementary readings, a facilitator guide and the curriculum design. All the material can be downloaded here.

Business Management for agro processors

The booklet addresses micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs who wish to improve their business operations. This may not require sophisticated business management techniques that are used by large-scale manufacturers, but simple procedures to plan, monitor and control production, finances, inventories, quality and staff matters. The publication aims to provide practical advice and information on management aspects to help entrepreneurs run a sustainable agro-processing business. The booklet can be downloaded here.