8. VCA4D Seminar Series
One of the main objectives of VCA4D capacity building activities is to ensure that the purpose of VCA4D studies is well understood and that VCA4D results are used in decision-making. The main target audience for such activities is staff in INTPA and EUDs dealing with agricultural portfolios.
To this end VCA4D has launched a seminar series designed to enhance the literacy on value chains for staff in DG INTPA and the European Union Delegations dealing with agricultural portfolios. Understanding the benefits and limitations of the value chain approach will help EU staff to use it correctly to achieve their development objectives.
In addition, after each webinar session, a podcast is produced with our guest speakers in which the main elements of the session are made available to all to listen.
The following episodes are available here: VCA4D Knowledge Pills | Podcast on Spotify
1 Concept of a value chain: what are we talking about?
2 How to use at best a VCA4D study to improve policy dialogue and decision-making process: success story and lessons learned
3 Value chain analysis and territorial approach: an essential complementarity
4 Engaging local /national authorities in the use of VCA4D results: the Colombian experience
5 Selecting relevant value chain/s for impactful Development Policies
6 Land Tenure, Land Policy and Value Chains: Lessons for Decision-Makers
7 EU sustainable cocoa initiative
8 Enhancing EUDR Compliance: Public Data and Value Chain Analysis for National Risk Assessments
9 How can VCA4D support your decision-making process
10 VCA4D for EU policy implementation: the case of EU Gender Action plan (GAP) III -20/11/2025