KGribovskaja at cnfa.org
04-02-2003, 06:09 PM
This message is for those list serve members who may be interested in volunteering their time and skills to help struggling farmers in developing countries:
CNFA is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that sends folks from the US agriculture sector on three week overseas assignments. The volunteer program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and CNFA covers all expenses related to the assignment, including airfare. The volunteer provides his or her time and knowledge. Each of the volunteer assignments is designed for one person only (as opposed to a team) and is approximately three weeks in length. If you would like to find more information on this program, please contact me or visit our web site at www.cnfa.org (please click on the Agribusiness Volunteer Program icon on the left of the screen).
By sharing your knowledge and skills with struggling farmers in the developing countries of the former Soviet Union and Africa, YOU CAN HELP improve their lives! Please send me an email if you are interested in volunteering, kgribovskaja@cnfa.org , and I will be happy to provide more information.
Currently we have several volunteer positions open, including:
UKRAINE:
AGRO DEALER MARKETING TRAINING: Using existing marketing training materials, train three agro dealer managers and their employees and collect feedback. Review the training results with training companies and input suppliers and make adjustments to the module and methodology based on the actual training experience.
APPLE MARKETING: Work with members of a small apple marketing cooperative to help them gather and assess market data and then develop a cooperative marketing plan.
BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT: Train members of a service cooperative in how to calculate the income earning potential of various enterprises, then plan their farmland and other production sources accordingly. Teach farmers and the executive director of the cooperative in how to develop a farm business plan.
BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT: Work with members of a small apple marketing cooperative to help them develop a cooperative business plan that includes a financial plan and cash flow projections.
BUSINESS PLANNING FOR MUSHROOM PROCESSING: Train the owners of a small mushroom production company in the components of a business plan for mushroom processing and distribution, how to collect the information, how to evaluate the capital budgeting decisions and calculate start-up costs and operating expenses. Work with them through the initial stages of plan implementation.
COOPERATIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING: Review the membership rules of a small service cooperative as outlined in the current by-laws and statute. Then work with the coop members to develop a mission statement and a list of strategic objectives. Train the members in the components of a strategic plan and help them develop a three-year plan for their cooperative.
COOPERATIVE MARKETING PLANNING: Train the manager and members of a small service cooperative in how to analyze potential markets for their products using available sources of information; then help them design a database of potential buyers of current and planned crops. Train the management of the cooperative in the basic elements of a cooperative marketing plan and then help them create a marketing plan.
FARM AND COOPERATIVE BUDGETING: Train members of a small service cooperative to create detailed enterprise budgets for their farms. Then work with them to develop an operating budget for the cooperative that forecasts revenues and expenses and assist them with developing a profit and loss distribution scheme.
GENERAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT: Train three small groups of cucumber growers in the principles and functions of Western cooperatives. Assist the farmers in identifying a commercial group activity (for example, purchasing inputs together) and create a plan for cooperation.
SEED MARKETING: Work with members of a small seed production and marketing group to help them identify target markets for wheat, barley, soy, buckwheat and sunflower seed and then conduct a formal market assessment. Assist the farmers in developing and implementing a marketing plan based upon their initial market research.
SEED PRODUCTION: Train members of a small seed production and marketing group in how to test their soil, conserve their soil, prepare the seed bed for sowing and implement weed, insects and disease control methods. Work with farmers to improve their production of wheat, barley, soy, buckwheat and sunflower seeds, including how to control diseases, cultivate soil during vegetation stages, harvest, sort, clean, dry and store seed.
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Train a small group of commercial trainers in delivering Financial Management training modules to agro dealers. Help the trainers develop their own action plans for marketing the Financial Management training module to agrodealers and small agribusiness owners.
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER IN SALESMANSHIP AND MARKETING: Train a small group of commercial trainers in delivering Salesmanship and Marketing training modules to agrodealers. Help the trainers develop their own action plans for marketing Salesmanship and Marketing training modules to agrodealers and small agribusiness owners.
VEGETABLE MARKETING: Work with a small group of vegetable growers in assessing alternative crop marketing opportunities, including the evaluation of market demand and requirements for their vegetable produce, the marketing channel logistics, costs and returns. Explore ways to minimize costs and/or increase sales revenue from joint marketing activities and develop a simple marketing plan template.
VEGETABLE WHOLESALE MARKET DEVELOPMENT: Assist a small group of vegetable growers in developing a basic budget for establishing a wholesale market, outlining costs, revenues and sources of capital. Then work with the farmers to develop an advertising plan for their wholesale market.
BELARUS:
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Train owners and managers of a small mushroom production company in the components of a financial plan and how to develop and use basic financial statements and key financial ratios. Work with the company owners on developing a financial plan based on their mushroom production plan.
HERB PROCESSING TECHNIQUES: Work with owners and staff of a small herb production and processing company to develop appropriate post harvest handing practices to preserve larger quantities of product and maintain quality. Assist in improving the company's processing methods, packaging and storage after processing.
MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC HERB PRODUCTION: Work with owners and staff of a small herb production and processing company to improve existing techniques of herb production for medicinal and aromatic purposes. Help the company develop standards and assessment procedures for herb cultivation, harvesting and storage/preservation. Assist in establishing trial plots to test various herbs.
MUSHROOM MARKETING: Work with owners and managers of a small mushroom production company in assessing their current marketing policy and determining their strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats breaking into new markets. Work with company owners to develop a marketing plan.
MUSHROOM PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT: Train owners and managers of a small mushroom production company in advanced techniques of Oyster mushroom production and production management. Also assist the owners and managers in developing a mushroom production plan.
STRATEGIC PLANNING: Train managers of a diversified agribusiness in the concepts, principles and applications of strategic management and business planning. Help them develop a strategic business plan.
STURGEON PRODUCTION: Train agribusiness managers in closed system of sturgeon production. Work with them to develop a sturgeon production and management plan.
Please feel free to call me at 1-888-872-2632 (toll-free in the US) or write me an email (kgribovskaja@cnfa.org) to obtain more information on the projects listed above!
Thank you!
Kristina Gribovskaja
Program Coordinator
CNFA
1111 19th St., NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
E-mail: kgribovskaja@cnfa.org
Toll-free: 1-888-872-2632
Tel: 202-296-3920
Fax: 202-296-3948
www.cnfa.org
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CNFA is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that sends folks from the US agriculture sector on three week overseas assignments. The volunteer program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and CNFA covers all expenses related to the assignment, including airfare. The volunteer provides his or her time and knowledge. Each of the volunteer assignments is designed for one person only (as opposed to a team) and is approximately three weeks in length. If you would like to find more information on this program, please contact me or visit our web site at www.cnfa.org (please click on the Agribusiness Volunteer Program icon on the left of the screen).
By sharing your knowledge and skills with struggling farmers in the developing countries of the former Soviet Union and Africa, YOU CAN HELP improve their lives! Please send me an email if you are interested in volunteering, kgribovskaja@cnfa.org , and I will be happy to provide more information.
Currently we have several volunteer positions open, including:
UKRAINE:
AGRO DEALER MARKETING TRAINING: Using existing marketing training materials, train three agro dealer managers and their employees and collect feedback. Review the training results with training companies and input suppliers and make adjustments to the module and methodology based on the actual training experience.
APPLE MARKETING: Work with members of a small apple marketing cooperative to help them gather and assess market data and then develop a cooperative marketing plan.
BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT: Train members of a service cooperative in how to calculate the income earning potential of various enterprises, then plan their farmland and other production sources accordingly. Teach farmers and the executive director of the cooperative in how to develop a farm business plan.
BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT: Work with members of a small apple marketing cooperative to help them develop a cooperative business plan that includes a financial plan and cash flow projections.
BUSINESS PLANNING FOR MUSHROOM PROCESSING: Train the owners of a small mushroom production company in the components of a business plan for mushroom processing and distribution, how to collect the information, how to evaluate the capital budgeting decisions and calculate start-up costs and operating expenses. Work with them through the initial stages of plan implementation.
COOPERATIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING: Review the membership rules of a small service cooperative as outlined in the current by-laws and statute. Then work with the coop members to develop a mission statement and a list of strategic objectives. Train the members in the components of a strategic plan and help them develop a three-year plan for their cooperative.
COOPERATIVE MARKETING PLANNING: Train the manager and members of a small service cooperative in how to analyze potential markets for their products using available sources of information; then help them design a database of potential buyers of current and planned crops. Train the management of the cooperative in the basic elements of a cooperative marketing plan and then help them create a marketing plan.
FARM AND COOPERATIVE BUDGETING: Train members of a small service cooperative to create detailed enterprise budgets for their farms. Then work with them to develop an operating budget for the cooperative that forecasts revenues and expenses and assist them with developing a profit and loss distribution scheme.
GENERAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT: Train three small groups of cucumber growers in the principles and functions of Western cooperatives. Assist the farmers in identifying a commercial group activity (for example, purchasing inputs together) and create a plan for cooperation.
SEED MARKETING: Work with members of a small seed production and marketing group to help them identify target markets for wheat, barley, soy, buckwheat and sunflower seed and then conduct a formal market assessment. Assist the farmers in developing and implementing a marketing plan based upon their initial market research.
SEED PRODUCTION: Train members of a small seed production and marketing group in how to test their soil, conserve their soil, prepare the seed bed for sowing and implement weed, insects and disease control methods. Work with farmers to improve their production of wheat, barley, soy, buckwheat and sunflower seeds, including how to control diseases, cultivate soil during vegetation stages, harvest, sort, clean, dry and store seed.
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Train a small group of commercial trainers in delivering Financial Management training modules to agro dealers. Help the trainers develop their own action plans for marketing the Financial Management training module to agrodealers and small agribusiness owners.
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER IN SALESMANSHIP AND MARKETING: Train a small group of commercial trainers in delivering Salesmanship and Marketing training modules to agrodealers. Help the trainers develop their own action plans for marketing Salesmanship and Marketing training modules to agrodealers and small agribusiness owners.
VEGETABLE MARKETING: Work with a small group of vegetable growers in assessing alternative crop marketing opportunities, including the evaluation of market demand and requirements for their vegetable produce, the marketing channel logistics, costs and returns. Explore ways to minimize costs and/or increase sales revenue from joint marketing activities and develop a simple marketing plan template.
VEGETABLE WHOLESALE MARKET DEVELOPMENT: Assist a small group of vegetable growers in developing a basic budget for establishing a wholesale market, outlining costs, revenues and sources of capital. Then work with the farmers to develop an advertising plan for their wholesale market.
BELARUS:
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Train owners and managers of a small mushroom production company in the components of a financial plan and how to develop and use basic financial statements and key financial ratios. Work with the company owners on developing a financial plan based on their mushroom production plan.
HERB PROCESSING TECHNIQUES: Work with owners and staff of a small herb production and processing company to develop appropriate post harvest handing practices to preserve larger quantities of product and maintain quality. Assist in improving the company's processing methods, packaging and storage after processing.
MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC HERB PRODUCTION: Work with owners and staff of a small herb production and processing company to improve existing techniques of herb production for medicinal and aromatic purposes. Help the company develop standards and assessment procedures for herb cultivation, harvesting and storage/preservation. Assist in establishing trial plots to test various herbs.
MUSHROOM MARKETING: Work with owners and managers of a small mushroom production company in assessing their current marketing policy and determining their strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats breaking into new markets. Work with company owners to develop a marketing plan.
MUSHROOM PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT: Train owners and managers of a small mushroom production company in advanced techniques of Oyster mushroom production and production management. Also assist the owners and managers in developing a mushroom production plan.
STRATEGIC PLANNING: Train managers of a diversified agribusiness in the concepts, principles and applications of strategic management and business planning. Help them develop a strategic business plan.
STURGEON PRODUCTION: Train agribusiness managers in closed system of sturgeon production. Work with them to develop a sturgeon production and management plan.
Please feel free to call me at 1-888-872-2632 (toll-free in the US) or write me an email (kgribovskaja@cnfa.org) to obtain more information on the projects listed above!
Thank you!
Kristina Gribovskaja
Program Coordinator
CNFA
1111 19th St., NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
E-mail: kgribovskaja@cnfa.org
Toll-free: 1-888-872-2632
Tel: 202-296-3920
Fax: 202-296-3948
www.cnfa.org
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