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Training Report for Leadership Development in Agriculture Enterprise Development
A bi-lateral agreement has been signed between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Nepal (GoN/ MOAD) on December 2, 2012 to implement Kisankalagi Unnat Biu-Bijan Karyakram (Improved Seeds for Farmers Programme) to be implemented in Gulmi, Arghakhachi Rukum, Rolpa, Salyan and Pyuthan districts of Nepal aiming to translate AEC competences in BDS in agriculture sector to district level institutions through expansion and enhancement of activities in business enabling environment.
The institutional strengthening activities are focused to local and district level institutions in establishing backward and forward linkages. The BDS and AMIS shall shape up national initiatives in local entrepreneurship development and market assurance to contribute in livelihood promotion of small holder’s farmers.
Kisankalagi Unnat Biu-Bijan Karyakarm comprises three technical components
- Support to the Extension of the Formal Seed Sector;
- (ii) Smallholder Livestock Development, and;
- (iii) Local Entrepreneurship and Institutional Development.
As being the instrumental actors in agriculture marketing, the leadership of DCCIs of all six districts is supposed to play important role in organizing the meetings of buyers and sellers, buy back agreements meetings and market linkage of produced commodities in the project districts.
So enhance the capacity of the representatives of DCCIs, AEC and CCFRY entered in an agreement for a four days long training package on Leadership Development in Agriculture business development on —
Objective of Training
The objective of the Leadership development training to DCCI representatives is to deliver knowledge and skill of the DCCI representatives to enhance their leadership quality especially in agri-business sector in project districts. The specific objective of the training are,
- the participants utilize their acquired skill in practice
- with the utilization of the training skill, agriculture marketing like seeds and livestock products will intensify with the intensification of the meetings of buyers and sellers, buy back agreements meetings and market linkage of produced commodities in the project districts.
Major contents of the training
The following contents were covered during four days long training:
- The role of the participants in agriculture development
- Measure dimensions in agriculture enterprise development including seed sector value chain and steps of support
- Defining the leadership and need and relevancy of leadership in agriculture business development
- Principle of leadership
- Function of leadership
- Behavior of effective leadership
- Good leadership
- Leadership style
- The indicators of good leadership
- Necessary of leadership for agriculture business development
- Empowerment what whom and how to empower community
- Understanding team conflict
- The status of community and leadership style
- Matching the capacity of leader and the community
- 8 steps of leadership for the changes in community