Danida Fellowship Course: ”Organic agriculture and products in a local and global perspective” 
Course Programme
The learning objective of the course is to provide commercial farmers, professionals in advisory-, farmers’- and producers’ organisations and private companies with knowledge and practical examples on how to make organic agriculture a competitive advantage in the agricultural sector in developing countries.

The main contents will be as follows
  • Introduction to organic agriculture and products
    An introduction to the organic agricultural production in Denmark and its composition
  • Introduction to frameworks, rules and regulations in organic agriculture and products
    The participants will be introduced to fundamental principles behind the rules and regulations of the organic agricultural production
  • Ecological benefits from organic agriculture, e.g. soil fertility, biodiversity etc.
    Focus will be on the different production methods’ influence on the surrounding environment in the form as increased soil fertility, biodiversity
  • Experiences and possibilities in organic agriculture and products
    Based on the last 20 years of production experience in Denmark the participants will get a thorough introduction to how the different organic products are produced, how we have met and solved the main challenges, and how we see the future possibilities
  • Sales and Marketing, a sustainable way of doing business
    We will work with the principles of IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), and see how it will affect the business plan, management and the CSR profile
Modern adult learning methods will be used in class room discussions. Relevant business cases and field trips to Danish companies and organisations will be used to apply theory and methods to practical examples. During the course, each participant will develop his/hers own action plan on a subject relevant for his/her home organisation.

Course Facilitator
The course will be conducted by the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service, National Centre (DAAS), Aarhus, Denmark.

Course Venue and Date
The course will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, from 19 April to 7 May 2010.

Course Submitting
Deadline for submitting the fellowship form to the Danish Embassy is 1 February 2010.

Course Fee
The course is fully funded (air travel, accommodation, allowances, study fee, and insurance) by the Danida Fellowship Programme.

Danida Fellowship Centre
The course is developed in cooperation with Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC). DFC manages and administers the Danida supported Fellowship Programme which supplies training, support and capacity development to Danida supported programmes and projects worldwide.

Application
The guidelines as well as the fellowship form are available at the local Danish Embassy, or they can be downloaded from DFC’s website www.dfcentre.dk. The fellowship form is to be filled in by the applicant and endorsed by the Danida programme/project and the Embassy Desk Officer. The Embassy will forward the application forms to DFC. The deadline for submitting applications to the Danish Embassy is 7 September 2009.

More information
Please see course leaflet for more information. The leaflet is also available at the Danish embassies.





 
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