Monday, April 26th, 2004

Making the Most of GDLN

African governments, private sector, NGOs, and academia discuss horticultural development for poverty reduction##

Through a creative combination of Internet, videoconferencing, and face-to-face learning methods, participants in the GDLN course "Developing Horticulture Supply Chains for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa" (April 26-29, 2004) are discussing policy and investment requirements for expanding horticulture in the region, and the impact on growth and poverty reduction.

Each day, course participants and a local facilitator come together in the GDLN Centers in Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda for half a day of on-site learning, group discussions, and online exercises, before connecting via videoconference to each other and to World Bank experts in Washington.

By fully taking advantage of the range of methods and technologies that GDLN Centers offer this approach to learning and knowledge sharing allows participants to clarify questions, prepare assignments, and network locally, before meeting peers in other countries to share experiences in the region and around the world. At the end of the course, participants — which include government officials, policy makers from export and investment promotion agencies, representatives of producers' associations, researchers, and trainers - will also discuss how to apply new skills and knowledge in their jobs.

The course is organized by the World Bank Institute and the World Bank's Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Department for the Africa Region, in collaboration with the GDLN Learning Design team, the GDLN Centers in Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda, and with the support of the government of Canada.

Learn more at WBI.

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