Covers a wide range of issues relevant to agriculture and rural development, extending to climate change, water, land, territorial development, innovation, risk management, commodities, livestock, access to markets, farmers' organisations, etc. and cross-cutting issues.

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VCA4D Knowledge Pills - 6. Land Tenure, Land Policy and Value Chains: Lessons for Decision-Makers

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    Prof. John Morton, , Professor of Development Anthropology at the National Research Institute, University of Greenwich, explains how land governance intersects with value chains, providing the basis for informed, equitable and effective decision-making, particularly in contexts where land rights are contested or unclear. Here below you will find the power point presentation used during the session.

    Duration: 12min

    Sector note: Agriculture, Food security and Rural development

      This sector note provides specific guidance for actions in agriculture, food security and rural development in EU international cooperation and development.

      Also available in French Spanish

      The role of Agroecology in achieving the Green Deal’s transformational objectives

        These videos cover agroecology aspects such as: what is agroecology and how it can be used to achieve climate, environment and biodiversity commitments of the Green Deal while also meeting the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objectives; how agroecology main concepts and applications can be integrated in future programmes.

        Duration: 35 min

        Value Chain Game

          The VCA game is based on a rice value chain in a fictitious partner country. The player is an EU official responsible for the agricultural portfolio. You are asked by your Head of Cooperation to build a new action on the rice value chain and to discuss this with the partner country. Will you be able to find the right arguments to convince all stakeholders to align with your development objectives?

          Duration: 2 h


          VCA4D Knowledge Pills - 1. Concept of a value chain: what are we talking about?

            Here you will find the presentation from the first session entitled “Concept of value chain: what are we talking about?“ In this session we clarified the terminology and analytical references of what is meant by a value chain with VCA4D Scientific Director Frédéric Lancon. 

            Duration: 7 min

            VCA4D Knowledge Pills - 2. How to use at best a VCA4D study to improve policy dialogue and decision making process

              In this session we had the pleasure to invite Mr Tharcisse NKUNZIMANA as our guest speaker from DG INTPA A3 (previously working for the EUD Niger), who shared with his experience in using VCA4D studies, including challenges he encountered at country level and the solutions he found.

              Duration: 12 min

              VCA4D Knowledge Pills - 3. Value chain analysis and territorial approach: an essential complementarity

                Here you will find the presentation from the session as well as the study brief and reports referred to in the session on the value chain studies on the cassava value chain in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

                Duration: 12 min

                VCA4D Knowledge Pills - 4. Engaging local /national authorities in the use of VCA4D results: the Colombian experience

                  Ms. Lucia CASTILLO FERNANDEZ, project Manager Agriculture & Environment, EUD West Bank and Gaza strip, previously working for the EUD Colombia will share with you her experience in involving local and national actors in utilising the results of two regional VCA4D studies in Colombia focusing on cheese and cocoa.

                  Duration: 11 min

                  VCA4D Knowledge Pills - 5. Selecting relevant value chain/s for Impactful Development Policies

                    Frederic Lançon, Scientific Director of VCA4D and senior researcher at CIRAD  shared his insights and experience in ‘Selecting relevant value chain or chains for impactful development policies’.

                    Duration: 10 min