ValueLinks - International ValueLinks Association e.V.

Welcome

The International ValueLinks Association e.V. is an independent network of practitioners working on value chain development and applying the methodological approach ValueLinks.

This website shall provide you with information about the ValueLinks approach and shall foster experience exchange and discussion on economic development.

It gives you an overview of the association members, networks and partner organizations as well as of available services such as ValueLinks trainings. Besides, a comprehensive set of VL material can be found in the download area.

ValueLinks ToT in French language in Burkina Faso

IDC and SIFI Sarl offer a ValueLinks Training of Trainers seminar in French language in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, November 23-27, 2026. The seminar is planned as an international event, aiming at participants from West/Central Africa and other countries. The seminar is open for enrollment, seminar fees are applied. More information: https://www.idc-aachen.de/.

Report on the ValueLinks Symposium with the Humboldt University in Berlin Sept. 2025

The report on the symposium “The role of value chain development in agri-food systems transformation” held in September 2025 in cooperation with the Humboldt University in Berlin is available at [https://www.valuelinks.org/material/vcd-documents/].

ValueLinks Newsletter June 2026

The next ValueLinks newsletter will be published soon. Association members are kindly asked to send any contribution to info@valuelinks.org.

November 6-15: GIZ ValueLinks 5-day online training seminar in French

GIZ-AIZ offers a 5-day ValueLinks 2.0 online training seminar in French mainly targeting participants from French speaking countries. Few last seminar places are still available. For further information, please contact info@valuelinks.org.

October 9-18: GIZ ValueLinks 5-day online training in English

The GIZ-AIZ 5-day ValueLinks 2.0 online training took place with 16 participants from Vietnam, India, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Germany, and St. Lucia.

August 28 - Sept. 1: ValueLinks 5-day training in Ethiopia

IDC and Green Agro Solution offer a 5-day ValueLinks 2.0 training in English in Ethiopia mainly targeting participants from Ethiopia. The seminar is fully booked with 27 participants. For further information, please see https://www.idc-aachen.de/. The seminar will be followed by a 2.5 day Training-of-Trainers (ToT) event.