Datos clave
- Fechas
- 2–5 Aug 2027 (4 days)
- Dónde
- Bangkok, Tailandia
- Tarifa por participante
- 2.200 £ (GBP)
- Pago
- Mediante factura y transferencia bancaria
- Cierre de inscripciones
- 3 Jul 2027
- Certificado
- Certificado de finalización
- Opción interna
- Impártalo para su equipo, en sus fechas
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Descripción del programa
Smallholder horticulture offers a rapid pathway to improved rural livelihoods, enhanced food security, and agricultural diversification. However, producers often face persistent challenges, including erratic water availability, pest pressures, and substantial post-harvest losses that reduce marketable yields. This four-day intensive programme in Bangkok equips practitioners with the technical competencies required to modernise production and preserve quality. Participants examine field-proven practices that bridge the gap between subsistence farming and commercial supply chains, focusing on resource-efficient management suitable for tropical and sub-tropical farming systems.
The curriculum addresses the complete horticulture value chain, from crop establishment to market delivery. Participants master precise drip irrigation scheduling to optimise water use efficiency, alongside Integrated Pest Management strategies that align with international standards. Special emphasis is placed on low-cost post-harvest technologies, particularly evaporative cooling systems, which dramatically extend product shelf life in hot climates without relying on expensive energy infrastructure. Through hands-on demonstrations and technical analyses, attendees gain direct exposure to scalable technologies adaptable to diverse smallholder contexts.
Beyond agronomic techniques, the course focuses on commercial viability and market integration. Attendees study produce grading, sorting, and food safety standards necessary to access premium urban wholesale and retail buyers. By analysing successful smallholder aggregation models and structured buyer linkages in Southeast Asia, participants learn how to organise farmer groups for collective marketing. The training prepares advisors and specialists to design and implement impactful interventions that raise farm incomes and strengthen local food systems upon their return.
Public agricultural institutions and donor-funded initiatives are prioritising horticulture value chain interventions to strengthen rural resilience and substitute food imports. Projects such as the Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project require technical specialists who can deploy modern, climate-smart agronomy and reduce post-harvest deterioration. Rapidly expanding urban centres demand reliable volumes of safe, high-quality vegetables, yet smallholders often remain excluded due to post-harvest decay and non-compliance with quality standards. Delivering rigorous technical capacity in irrigation efficiency, zero-energy cooling, and market linkage frameworks is essential to ensure current development investments translate into sustainable, commercial outcomes for rural communities.
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
- Principles of high-value vegetable production and nursery management for smallholders
- Soil moisture dynamics, evapotranspiration calculation, and water quality parameters
- Drip irrigation system design, emitter selection, low-pressure gravity systems, and maintenance
- Irrigation scheduling protocols based on crop growth stages and local climate data
- Practical exercise: Sizing and scheduling a smallholder gravity-fed drip kit
- Core principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) under FAO guidelines
- Field scouting techniques, economic threshold levels, and pest identification
- Biological and cultural controls, crop rotation design, and physical barrier deployment
- Planificación y gestión de destinos
- Principios del turismo sostenible
- Conservación y gestión del patrimonio
- Marketing y experiencia del visitante
It is designed for horticulture extension officers and field advisors, agronomists supporting smallholder vegetable production, farmer group enterprise advisors and cooperative managers and others who want practical, current skills in tourism, culture and heritage.
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- Actividades
- Productos
- Efectos
- Impacto
The Growing Importance of Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok
El turismo, la cultura y el patrimonio sostienen el empleo, las empresas locales y la identidad nacional. Para crecer de forma sostenible, los destinos necesitan una planificación que equilibre a los visitantes, las comunidades y el medio ambiente.
Los organismos públicos, los operadores y las comunidades colaboran cada vez más en la gestión de destinos, el marketing y la protección del patrimonio. Los equipos con estas competencias ayudan a que los lugares se beneficien del turismo sin perder lo que los hace valiosos.
Las organizaciones necesitan cada vez más profesionales capaces de:
- Planificar destinos que equilibren a los visitantes y las comunidades
- Proteger y gestionar el patrimonio
- Promocionar los destinos y mejorar la experiencia del visitante
- Implicar a las comunidades y compartir los beneficios
- Hacer un seguimiento del desempeño y los impactos del turismo
Strong tourism, culture and heritage systems help organisations:
- Hacer crecer el turismo de forma sostenible
- Proteger el patrimonio y el medio ambiente
- Crear empleo y empresas locales
- Atraer inversiones y socios
This Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling 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 Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Training?
Este programa está dirigido a:
- Horticulture extension officers and field advisors
- Agronomists supporting smallholder vegetable production
- Farmer group enterprise advisors and cooperative managers
- Agriculture project officers from donor-financed programmes
- Irrigation and water management technical specialists
- Post-harvest handling and storage technicians
- Value chain development specialists in public ministries
- Market linkage and agribusiness development facilitators
- Technical specialists supporting Timor-Leste agricultural development
- Personal de ministerios y organismos de turismo
- Gestores de destinos
- Funcionarios de patrimonio y cultura
El programa es adecuado tanto para profesionales con experiencia como para quienes asumen nuevas responsabilidades. Se fomentan los grupos que mezclan instituciones y países, porque los participantes aprenden mucho de la experiencia de los demás.
Marque lo que su equipo necesita ser capaz de hacer.
Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Training Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Training, participants will be able to:
- Calculate precise crop water requirements and drip irrigation schedules for tropical vegetable crops
- Design Integrated Pest Management protocols aligned with FAO standards and local agro-ecological conditions
- Evaluate the design, construction, and operation of low-cost evaporative cooling storage structures
- Apply standardised grading, sorting, and packaging protocols to meet commercial quality specifications
- Structure viable business linkage models connecting smallholder farmer groups with urban retail and wholesale markets
- Analyse post-harvest loss points across handling, packing, and transit to implement targeted mitigation measures
- Formulate smallholder-targeted training and extension modules for rapid field-level adoption
- Explicar los principios del turismo sostenible
- Planificar y gestionar un destino con las partes interesadas
- Aplicar prácticas de conservación y gestión del patrimonio
Cada objetivo se practica durante el programa mediante ejercicios, casos o trabajo en grupo, de modo que los participantes salgan siendo capaces de hacerlo, no solo de describirlo.
Contenido y estructura del programa
- Principles of high-value vegetable production and nursery management for smallholders
- Soil moisture dynamics, evapotranspiration calculation, and water quality parameters
- Drip irrigation system design, emitter selection, low-pressure gravity systems, and maintenance
- Irrigation scheduling protocols based on crop growth stages and local climate data
- Practical exercise: Sizing and scheduling a smallholder gravity-fed drip kit
- Core principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) under FAO guidelines
- Field scouting techniques, economic threshold levels, and pest identification
- Biological and cultural controls, crop rotation design, and physical barrier deployment
- Responsible pesticide management, active ingredient rotation, and Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
- Case analysis: Developing an IPM control schedule for high-risk vegetable diseases
- Post-harvest biology, respiration rates, and mechanical damage mitigation in warm climates
- Principles of evaporative cooling: psychrometrics, ambient humidity, and temperature depression
- Design specifications for brick-wall, charcoal, and zero-energy cool chambers (ZECC)
- Operational management, hygiene protocols, and shelf-life extension monitoring in storage
- Practical review: Cost-benefit analysis of on-farm evaporative cooling versus conventional loss
- Produce grading, sorting, and standardisation frameworks for commercial markets
- Field-level packaging, handling containers, and transit loss reduction techniques
- Farmer group aggregation models, collective logistics, and delivery scheduling
- Contracting mechanisms and direct supplier linkages with urban supermarkets and institutional buyers
- Action planning: Designing a value chain technical intervention for smallholder farmer groups
Contenido completo día a día
El programa dura 4 días. Cada jornada combina aportaciones de expertos, trabajo práctico y un taller o estudio de caso final:
- First Day: Precision Smallholder Production and Drip Irrigation Systems
- Second Day: Integrated Pest Management and Crop Protection Frameworks
- Third Day: Post-Harvest Physiology and Low-Cost Evaporative Cooling
- Fourth Day: Quality Standards, Aggregation, and Urban Market Linkages
Contenido completo día a día
First Day | Precision Smallholder Production and Drip Irrigation Systems
- Principles of high-value vegetable production and nursery management for smallholders
- Soil moisture dynamics, evapotranspiration calculation, and water quality parameters
- Drip irrigation system design, emitter selection, low-pressure gravity systems, and maintenance
- Irrigation scheduling protocols based on crop growth stages and local climate data
- Practical exercise: Sizing and scheduling a smallholder gravity-fed drip kit
Workshop: Precision Smallholder Production and Drip Irrigation Systems: Applying It to Your Institution
Trabajando en grupos pequeños, los participantes aplican los métodos del día a ejemplos de sus propias instituciones y acuerdan los siguientes pasos prácticos.
Second Day | Integrated Pest Management and Crop Protection Frameworks
- Core principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) under FAO guidelines
- Field scouting techniques, economic threshold levels, and pest identification
- Biological and cultural controls, crop rotation design, and physical barrier deployment
- Responsible pesticide management, active ingredient rotation, and Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
- Case analysis: Developing an IPM control schedule for high-risk vegetable diseases
Workshop: Integrated Pest Management and Crop Protection Frameworks: Applying It to Your Institution
Trabajando en grupos pequeños, los participantes aplican los métodos del día a ejemplos de sus propias instituciones y acuerdan los siguientes pasos prácticos.
Third Day | Post-Harvest Physiology and Low-Cost Evaporative Cooling
- Post-harvest biology, respiration rates, and mechanical damage mitigation in warm climates
- Principles of evaporative cooling: psychrometrics, ambient humidity, and temperature depression
- Design specifications for brick-wall, charcoal, and zero-energy cool chambers (ZECC)
- Operational management, hygiene protocols, and shelf-life extension monitoring in storage
- Practical review: Cost-benefit analysis of on-farm evaporative cooling versus conventional loss
Case Study: Post-Harvest Physiology and Low-Cost Evaporative Cooling in Practice
Los participantes analizan un caso realista, comparan las decisiones tomadas con las buenas prácticas y extraen lecciones que pueden aplicar en su propio contexto.
Fourth Day | Quality Standards, Aggregation, and Urban Market Linkages
- Produce grading, sorting, and standardisation frameworks for commercial markets
- Field-level packaging, handling containers, and transit loss reduction techniques
- Farmer group aggregation models, collective logistics, and delivery scheduling
- Contracting mechanisms and direct supplier linkages with urban supermarkets and institutional buyers
- Action planning: Designing a value chain technical intervention for smallholder farmer groups
Capstone Exercise: Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Action Plan for Your Institution
Los participantes integran lo aprendido durante la semana en un plan de acción para su propia institución, con prioridades, responsables y primeros pasos, y lo presentan para recibir comentarios de sus pares y de los facilitadores.
Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Training Methodology
The training employs an applied adult-learning methodology that combines technical lectures, practical calculation workshops, and interactive case analyses. Participants review operational blueprints, technical guidelines, and market case studies from Southeast Asian horticulture systems. Working in small peer groups, attendees complete hands-on exercises in irrigation sizing, IPM planning, and cooling chamber design, ensuring the direct translation of technical concepts into adaptable field tools for extension delivery.
El programa combina:
- Sesiones dirigidas por expertos sobre la práctica actual
- Estudios de caso regionales e internacionales
- Trabajo en grupo y ejercicios prácticos
- Simulaciones y juegos de rol cuando proceda
- Análisis de los desafíos propios de los participantes
- Aprendizaje entre pares de distintas instituciones y países
- Herramientas y plantillas prácticas para llevar al trabajo
- Reflexión diaria y planificación de acciones
Antes del programa, una breve evaluación previa ayuda a los facilitadores a comprender la función y las prioridades de cada participante, para adaptar los ejemplos y ejercicios al grupo. Cada jornada termina con una breve reflexión en la que los participantes anotan lo que aplicarán en su trabajo.
- Fondos
- Entidad
- Proyecto
- Resultados
- MRV
Resultados esperados
Upon completion of this Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Training, participants will be able to:
- Proficiency in calculating crop water needs and operating small-scale drip irrigation systems
- Ability to design and teach FAO-aligned Integrated Pest Management programmes to rural producer groups
- Competence in selecting, constructing, and maintaining appropriate evaporative cooling facilities
- Capacity to institute formal produce grading, handling, and quality control systems at community collection points
- Practical strategies to negotiate and maintain reliable commercial relationships between farmer groups and urban buyers
- Completed action plans for deploying horticulture and post-harvest interventions within ongoing project frameworks
- Planificar los destinos de forma sostenible
- Proteger y gestionar el patrimonio
Los participantes se marchan con un plan de acción personal y herramientas prácticas que pueden utilizar en su institución desde la primera semana de regreso. Las instituciones que envían a varios participantes pueden aprovechar el programa para acordar métodos y plantillas comunes entre equipos, lo que facilita mantener las mejoras.
2.200 £ por participante · factura y transferencia bancaria · descuento para grupos de 5 o más personas
Cinco o más personas de una misma organización: solicite la tarifa de grupo al pedir la factura.
Diez o más: una versión interna para su institución puede costar menos por persona. Solicite un presupuesto para una formación interna.
Registration closes in 233 days (3 Jul 2027)
Institutional Application of Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Training
Este programa ayuda a las organizaciones a fortalecer:
- Gestión de destinos
- Protección del patrimonio
- Marketing
- Participación comunitaria
- Seguimiento del desempeño
Los participantes regresan con herramientas prácticas para mejorar:
- Planes de destino
- Gestión de visitantes
- Planes de marketing
- Acuerdos de colaboración
- Estadísticas de turismo
El programa está concebido para que el aprendizaje pase del aula a la institución. Siempre que es posible, los participantes trabajan con sus propios procesos y documentos, y se marchan con un plan de acción que sus responsables pueden revisar y respaldar.
Pertinencia y aplicación regionales
Europa
European institutions apply tourism, culture and heritage 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.
África
Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in tourism, culture and heritage 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.
Oriente Medio
In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on tourism, culture and heritage. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.
Asia
Las instituciones de toda Asia combinan un rápido crecimiento con ambiciosos programas de modernización. Los participantes de Asia pueden compartir su experiencia en el escalamiento rápido de sistemas y conocer los enfoques utilizados en otros lugares.
Pacífico
Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to tourism, culture and heritage that suit smaller institutions.
Holding the programme in Bangkok, Thailand brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how tourism, culture and heritage 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.
Perfil del país anfitrión: Tailandia
Descubra la formación dirigida por expertos en Bangkok. Participe en los cursos profesionales de Risalat para reforzar sus competencias en liderazgo, finanzas, gobernanza y desarrollo.
Estudiar fuera de su país ofrece a los participantes tiempo para concentrarse, una mirada nueva sobre su propia institución y la oportunidad de crear una red con colegas de otros países.
Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Training Deliverables
Los participantes reciben apoyo antes, durante y después del programa, de modo que la preparación, el aprendizaje y el seguimiento formen una experiencia continua.
Antes del programa
- Evaluación previa del participante
- Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Readiness Assessment
- Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Resource Pack
- Materiales de lectura preparatoria
- Apoyo y asesoramiento gratuitos para el visado
Durante el programa
- Recogida en el aeropuerto y asistencia de bienvenida
- Alojamiento con desayuno
- Cena de bienvenida y networking
- Kit de formación de Risalat (bolsa, botella, taza, camiseta, gorra, funda de pasaporte, bolígrafos, cuaderno, imán y llavero)
- Comprehensive Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok Training Manual
- Lista de verificación para la evaluación de destinos
- Plantilla de plan de gestión de visitantes
- Plantilla de plan de marketing
- Plantilla de seguimiento del turismo
- Talleres prácticos y simulaciones
- Debates en grupo y aprendizaje entre pares
- Almuerzo y refrigerios diarios
- Acceso completo a las instalaciones de la sede de formación
- Mini Pad / tableta con materiales didácticos digitales
- Visita de campo (cuando proceda)
- Recorrido turístico por la ciudad
Después del programa
- Certificado de finalización
- Reconocimiento a la participación en programas de Risalat
- Materiales de consulta posteriores a la formación
- Lista de verificación para la gestión de sitios patrimoniales
- Plantilla de plan de beneficios para la comunidad
- Apoyo posterior a la formación y orientación de seguimiento
- Informe del programa
Las instituciones también pueden solicitar una versión interna de este programa adaptada a sus necesidades, impartida en sus instalaciones o en línea. Solicitar una propuesta.
Common Challenges in Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok, And How This Training Helps
How can institutions plan destinations that balance visitors and communities?
The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Precision Smallholder Production and Drip Irrigation Systems), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
How can institutions protect and manage heritage?
The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Integrated Pest Management and Crop Protection Frameworks), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
How can institutions market destinations and improve visitor experience?
The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Post-Harvest Physiology and Low-Cost Evaporative Cooling), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
How can institutions involve communities and share benefits?
The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Quality Standards, Aggregation, and Urban Market Linkages), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
How can institutions monitor tourism performance and impacts?
The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Precision Smallholder Production and Drip Irrigation Systems), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.
Preguntas frecuentes
When and where does the Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok programme take place?
It runs from 2 Aug 2027 to 5 Aug 2027, in Bangkok, Thailand. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.
¿Quién debería asistir?
The programme is designed for horticulture extension officers and field advisors, agronomists supporting smallholder vegetable production, farmer group enterprise advisors and cooperative managers, agriculture project officers from donor-financed programmes, and others who want practical skills in tourism, culture and heritage.
¿Recibiré un certificado?
Sí. Los participantes que completan el programa reciben un Certificado de finalización de Risalat Consultants International.
¿Puede impartirse este programa solo para nuestra institución?
Sí. Podemos impartir una versión interna a medida en sus instalaciones, en otra ciudad o en línea, construida en torno a sus propios casos. Utilice la solicitud de propuesta de esta página.
¿Necesito experiencia previa en turismo, cultura y patrimonio?
No se requiere formación especializada más allá de la experiencia en un puesto afín. Una breve evaluación previa ayuda a los facilitadores a adaptar las sesiones al grupo.
Who Will Deliver This Programme
Each date is delivered by a team assigned from Risalat's expert network for this subject. For this programme we assign:
How we choose them: Experience in the region of the participants or comparable settings; Command of the financier rules that apply (World Bank, ADB, AfDB, EU, UN) where relevant; Delivery in English; other languages on request for in-house groups; No conflict of interest with participants' institutions.
Names and short CVs of the assigned experts are shared with registered participants and sponsoring organisations before the programme, on request. Are you an expert in this subject? Join our expert network.
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Por qué Bangkok para este programa
Bangkok acoge oficinas regionales de la ONU y es un centro neurálgico bien comunicado y económico para el sur y el sudeste de Asia.
The Smallholder Horticulture Production and Post-Harvest Cooling in Bangkok programme in August 2027 brings together officials and professionals from across the Asia region and beyond. Sessions combine short inputs, case studies and group work on participants' own files, and the city's institutions can be added as a study visit on request.
Cómo llegar: Suvarnabhumi (BKK).
Compruebe si necesita visado con el Verificador de visados gratuito y solicite una carta de invitación una vez inscrito.
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