Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok

Programme Overview

This five-day training programme in Bangkok equips agricultural leaders and technical specialists to design, operationalise, and monitor nutrition-sensitive agriculture strategies.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌⁣ As food systems face intensifying climate pressures and structural dietary transitions, agricultural institutions must move beyond volume-focused production. Participants examine how public advisory systems can actively deliver diversified, micronutrient-dense commodities while simultaneously driving value addition, safe post-harvest management, and commercially sustainable market linkage for primary producers and rural micro-enterprises.

The curriculum addresses the critical junction between agricultural extension delivery and competitive post-harvest value chains. Participants interrogate contemporary extension modalities, including pluralistic advisory models, digital extension platforms, and community-level farmer field schools. Through practical analyses of commercial agribusiness incubation systems, delegates examine proven strategies to reduce food loss, satisfy national food safety criteria, and prepare smallholder aggregation models that connect resilient farming clusters directly to industrial food processors and urban retail markets.

Hosted in Bangkok, a premier regional centre for agro-industrial processing and food technology innovation, the course provides direct exposure to modern agribusiness ecosystems. Delegates evaluate practical case studies of institutional collaboration between research bodies, extension services, and enterprise accelerators. By the conclusion of the programme, each participant develops a targeted provincial or district-level outreach plan that aligns agronomic field support with consumer nutrition priorities, commercial enterprise incubation, and donor-financed investment metrics.

Agricultural transformation initiatives across South Asia, including major interventions such as the Programme on Agricultural and Rural Transformation for Nutrition, Entrepreneurship, and Resilience in Bangladesh (PARTNER), require urgent realignment of institutional capacities.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌⁣ Public departments and donor-financed projects must simultaneously achieve dietary diversity targets, climate resilience, and rural enterprise generation. Success demands that extension personnel and agribusiness officers possess integrated capabilities to drive nutrition-sensitive crop choices, de-risk private investment in rural processing, and coordinate effectively within pluralistic, output-focused investment frameworks funded by international development partners.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Bangkok, Thailand, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• Core concepts of nutrition-sensitive agriculture: Pathways from production to consumption
• Integrating Minimum Dietary Diversity indicators and biofortification into public crop programmes
• Assessing household dietary diversity scores and nutrition gaps within rural communities
• Mainstreaming gender-responsive nutrition strategies into frontline agricultural field operations
• Aligning public agricultural investment plans with multi-sectoral national nutrition policies
• Transitioning from traditional transfer-of-technology to pluralistic, demand-driven extension systems
• Digital extension tools: Deploying mobile advisory, interactive voice response, and geospatial monitoring
• Farmer Field Schools and climate-smart demonstration plots for nutrient-dense varieties
• Strategic thinking and direction setting
• Leading and developing teams
• Decision making and problem solving
• Communication and influence

It is designed for directors and deputy directors of agricultural extension departments, nutrition programme officers in ministries of agriculture and health, agribusiness development specialists and value chain advisors and others who want practical, current skills in leadership, management and communication.

The Growing Importance of Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok

Institutions change faster than ever: new policies, technologies and expectations from citizens and partners. Leaders and managers who can set direction, build teams and manage change make the difference between plans and results.

Strong leadership is a set of practical skills: deciding, communicating, negotiating, developing people and leading change. These skills can be learnt and improved with practice and feedback.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Set clear direction and priorities
• Lead and motivate teams through change
• Communicate and negotiate effectively
• Manage performance fairly
• Make sound decisions under pressure

Strong leadership, management and communication systems help organisations:

• Turn strategies into results
• Build motivated, capable teams
• Manage change with less resistance
• Improve relations with partners and stakeholders

This Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Training?

This programme is designed for:

• Directors and deputy directors of agricultural extension departments
• Nutrition programme officers in ministries of agriculture and health
• Agribusiness development specialists and value chain advisors
• Project directors and technical coordinators of donor-financed rural transformation initiatives
• Managers of agribusiness incubation centres and agricultural technology parks
• Horticulture and field crop development officers
• Post-harvest management and agro-processing specialists
• Monitoring, evaluation, and learning leads in food systems programmes
• Private sector engagement specialists working on contract farming and farmer-firm linkages
• Directors and senior managers
• Heads of department and unit
• Middle managers and team leaders

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Training, participants will be able to:

• Analyse nutrition-sensitive agriculture frameworks to integrate dietary diversity metrics into public advisory programmes
• Evaluate pluralistic and digital extension delivery modalities for efficient smallholder knowledge transfer
• Design post-harvest management and agro-processing interventions that mitigate food loss and retain nutrient content
• Formulate agribusiness incubation mechanisms to support rural youth and women entrepreneurs in food value chains
• Assess food safety, traceability, and certification requirements, including Good Agricultural Practices and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point principles
• Structure direct commercial linkages and off-take contracts between resilient farmer producer groups and food manufacturers
• Prepare comprehensive provincial outreach plans aligning public extension operations with commercial agribusiness market demand
• Explain current approaches to leadership in public and private institutions
• Set direction and priorities for their team
• Lead, motivate and develop people

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Training Methodology

The training employs an interactive, adult-learning methodology suited to senior professionals and institutional teams.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌⁣ Course facilitators lead technical presentations grounded in real-world donor project experiences, followed by participatory plenary debates and comparative institutional analysis. Delegates undertake daily practical syndicate exercises, working in small teams to review operational dilemmas, calculate post-harvest risk profiles, and critique extension models. Learning is consolidated through structured plan-drafting clinics, peer reviews, and interactive simulations where participants apply contemporary analytical matrices to construct workable field-level interventions for immediate workplace implementation.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Practical tools and templates to take back to work
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Training, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrated ability to embed clear nutrition objectives into core agricultural extension and advisory programmes
• Competence to deploy modern, pluralistic, and digital extension mechanisms that reach diversified farmer demographics
• Practical capability to reduce post-harvest physical and nutritional losses using appropriate agro-processing techniques
• Skills to design viable incubation systems that launch and sustain rural food and agricultural enterprises
• Proficiency in aligning smallholder aggregation models with formal food safety, traceability, and buyer requirements
• A completed, peer-reviewed provincial outreach plan ready for operational rollout within donor-funded project structures
• Set clear direction and priorities
• Lead and develop teams

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Leadership and management
• Team development
• Change management
• Communication
• Performance management

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Team plans
• Coaching
• Change plans
• Stakeholder communication
• Performance reviews

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply leadership, management and communication within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in leadership, management and communication increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on leadership, management and communication. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to leadership, management and communication that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Bangkok, Thailand brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how leadership, management and communication is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – Thailand

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Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Readiness Assessment
• Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok Training Manual
• Leadership Self-Assessment
• Team Development Plan Template
• Change Plan Template
• Negotiation Preparation Sheet
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Personal Development Plan Template
• Coaching Conversation Guide
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions set clear direction and priorities?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Frameworks and Dietary Metrics), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions lead and motivate teams through change?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Modernising Agricultural Extension Delivery and Advisory Systems), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions communicate and negotiate effectively?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Post-Harvest Management, Nutrient Retention, and Food Safety Standards), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions manage performance fairly?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Agribusiness Incubation, Rural Entrepreneurship, and Commercial Linkages), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions make sound decisions under pressure?

The programme addresses this directly on the fifth day (Provincial Outreach Planning and Donor Project Integration), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Agri-Nutrition Strategy, Extension Delivery and Value Addition in Bangkok programme take place?

It runs from 21 Jun 2027 to 25 Jun 2027, in Bangkok, Thailand. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for directors and deputy directors of agricultural extension departments, nutrition programme officers in ministries of agriculture and health, agribusiness development specialists and value chain advisors, project directors and technical coordinators of donor-financed rural transformation initiatives, and others who want practical skills in leadership, management and communication.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in leadership, management and communication?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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