Welcome to Value-chain Capacity Building Network (VCB-N)
A network of Centers of Excellence (CoEs), providing professional advisory service and capacity building on VC&MSD for the Asia and the Pacific Region
Draws on expertise from seven countries including Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, India and Bangladesh
Regional exchange and learning forum on value chain and market system development approach
News & Events from members
23/03/2021
Winners of the Asia Agri-Tech Challenge 2020 ready to reform agri-chains
04/03/2021
International Training Program on Agri-produce Marketing Models and Plan for Farmer Producer...
01/03/2021
Grand final Asia Agri-Tech Challenge 2020 - Save the date
22/02/2021
International Training Program on Pro-Poor Value Chain and Market System Development
18/12/2020
News on VCB-N webinar presenting results of Country Assessments regarding Impacts of...
09/12/2020
VCB-N webinar presenting the results of Country Assessments regarding the Impacts of...
22/10/2020
Asia Agri-Tech Challenge to be launched
24/06/2020
Market Systems Solutions to Tackle COVID 19 Impact: Using Business Model Canvas...
25/05/2020
VCB-N Webinar 4: Exploring the 'new normal' in Global Food Systems; the...
11/05/2020
VCB-N Webinar 3: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural value...
04/05/2020
VCB-N Webinar 2: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on agricultural value...
27/04/2020
News on VCB-N Webinar Series 1: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic...
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Research reports
COVID-19 Pandemic & Community Resilience: A Multi-Country Study
HELVETAS together with it’s European alliance members organizations (A2015) have conducted a COVID-19 pandemic Impact...
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Country-based assessments regarding the consequences of the COVID 19 crises on agri-value chains and market...
The COVID 19 crisis has severely disrupted agricultural value chains and markets and has a...
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IMPACT OF COVID- 19: Sectoral Heat Map
As the countries open their economies and the government's push for recovery, there is a...
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Impact of COVID-19 - Digest 10: Agriculture
Income from farm agriculture of Bangladesh declined by 58% in April 2020 if compared to...
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Training materials
Materials of the regional training on exit strategy for value chains and market systems interventions- design, manage and monitor
The training material and curriculum of the first regional training of the ‘Value Chain Capacity Building Network (VCB-N)’ on ‘Exit...
Materials for Training of Trainers on Inclusive and Sustainable Enterprise Development
The training material and curriculum were updated for the training of trainers on inclusive and sustainable enterprise development within the...
Operational guidance note on Market Systems Development by DFAT, Australian Government
Australia and other donors internationally have been implementing a number of programs aimed at making growth more inclusive and sustainable,...
Good Practices
Synergised approach to poverty eradication of CCRIP in Bangladesh
The Coastal Climate Resilience Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has...
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Agri-finance as catalyst for value chain integration of smallholder farmers
The Philippines-based cacao contract grower Kennemer Foods has established a close partnership with rural finance...
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Establishing Value Chain Links of Safe Agricultural Produce
In 2017, the AMD Ben Tre Project invested in Phu Hung Thinh Organic Fertilizer Company...
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Brewing happiness of partnership
As Arabica coffee should be grown from fresh seed of the recommended varieties, AFN is...
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