Supply Chain Management for Agricultural Cooperatives

Close the margin leak between farm and market and raise member income.

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Overview

Key facts

Qualification: Advanced Professional Course
Duration: 12 weeks
Entry requirement: Open entry

Format: Hybrid
Credential: Certificate
Accreditation: Credence Institute certification

About this program

Supply Chain Management for Agricultural Cooperatives addresses the margin that leaks between farm and market. Participants work through production planning and aggregation, post-harvest handling and losses, storage and cold chain, logistics and transport economics, quality and traceability standards, input supply and market linkage and offtake negotiation. The focus throughout is on measurable improvement in member income and cooperative margin. It suits agricoop managers, produce and marketing officers, and value chain coordinators. Participants leave with a mapped value chain and a prioritised intervention plan.

Who should apply

Agricoop managers
Produce and marketing officers
Value chain coordinators

What you leave with

A mapped value chain and a prioritised intervention plan.

Where it can take you

Planning production and aggregation
Cutting post-harvest losses through storage and cold chain
Negotiating market linkages and offtake

The award

On passing the assessment you receive a certificate for this Advanced Professional Course program. Verification arrangements for this program are stated at enrollment. Issued under Credence Institute certification.

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Who teaches it

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Admissions and entry requirements

Open entry.

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If you are funding someone else’s studies, here is what you are paying for. Supply Chain Management for Agricultural Cooperatives is an Advanced Professional Course program taking 12 weeks, examined and credentialed, and issued with a certificate that any employer can verify publicly at any time. It prepares the learner for planning production and aggregation, cutting post-harvest losses through storage and cold chain, and negotiating market linkages and offtake. With the learner’s consent we will confirm enrollment, attendance and completion to you in writing at each stage.

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Next intakes

Dates for the next cohorts are being confirmed. An advisor can tell you when this program next runs, and put you on the list for it.

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Fees and payment

Multiple payment options are available, with installments on programs of six weeks and longer. Employers can be invoiced directly against a purchase order or a letter of undertaking.

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