An advanced course on Seafood Value Chain Analysis, organized jointly by FAO and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), through the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ), will be held on 13-17 May in Zaragoza, Spain. 

Why attend? 

During the course, participants will have the chance to engage with leading international Value Chain Experts to increase their knowledge on how fish value chains function. Mr John Ryder and Ms Stefania Vannuccini, both FAO Senior Fishery Officers, will be lending their expertise as guest lecturers. 

The course will allow participants the opportunity to : 

• Identify the multiple stakeholders involved in the seafood value chain.

• Appreciate the importance of data collection and validation at each stage of the chain.

• Understand the regulation and organization of trade flows and interactions between value chain stakeholders.

• Analyze the dynamics of price-cost margins along the value chains.

• Look for opportunities to improve value chain performance by adopting novel technologies, information systems and social innovations.

• Recognize how the value chain analysis approach assists managers and decision makers in developing and implementing both strategies and policies.

Registration deadline: 

If you are interested in attending the advanced course on Seafood Value Chain Analysis, please apply here : http://www.admission.iamz.ciheam.org/en/

The application deadline is 14 March 2019.  

Date and venue: 

The course will be held at IAMZ-CIHEAM in Zaragoza from 13-17 May 2019, in morning and afternoon sessions.

For further information, please visit: http://edu.iamz.ciheam.org/SeafoodValueChain/en/

To read the full course leaflet, see below: 

• English: http://www.iamz.ciheam.org/download/224
• Spanish: http://www.iamz.ciheam.org/download/223
• French: http://www.iamz.ciheam.org/download/222