Announcement: Value chains for transforming smallholder agriculture

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value chains for transforming smallholder agriculture

6-9 November 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This unique four day event will bring together international experts and practitioners to:

• discuss how best to incorporate smallholders into value chains to promote agricultural and rural development, 
• debate how to transform smallholders into entrepreneurs, 
• identify conditions necessary to create a broader and more solid knowledge base for the promotion of sustainable value chains, identify training and information-sharing needs. 

Share the floor with key experts and debate how best to incorporate smallholders into value chains and help foster entrepreneurship. Discover best practices and lessons learned from leading organisations around the world in a dynamic environment. Play your part and join representatives from the private sector, government, civil society, and farmer organisations in discussing ways of promoting sustainable agricultural value chains.