Subject : Invitation to join the FAO-APRACA International Training Course on Value Chain Finance, Pattaya, Thailand, 25-29 April 2011.

It is our great honor to inform you that we are conducting the FAO-APRACA International Training Course on Value Chain Finance with Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Thailand (BAAC) as Co-Implementing Organizations. The Course is scheduled from 25-29 April 2011 in Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand (excluding travel time). In this regard, we are cordially proposing you to nominate a person in your institution to participate in the course. The Information Note and Registration Form are attached for your information.

The main objective of this event is to provide Asian agricultural financial institutions with the knowledge and indirect experiences on value chain finance so that they can apply them to their agricultural lending policies and practical businesses.

We are looking forward to receiving your nomination at your earliest convenience, not later than March 18, 2011 by return e-mail. For further inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Thanawan Ampaipanvijit, Administrative Officer at thanawan@apraca.org.

Yours sincerely,

Won Sik Noh
Secretary General