AMP Online Training Portal

1. Business Communication & Negotiation

This course provides training in effective ways of communication and the skills required to negotiate business deals effectively.

• Methods of communication

• Models of communication

• 7C’s of communication

• Understanding communication

• Psychology of communication

• Key skills in Negotiation

2. Product Development

This course will enable agribusinesses to understand the concept of product development and what steps should be followed while developing a product.

• Design Thinking

• Product development steps

• Business analysis for product development

• Product life cycle

3. Branding & Promotion

Participants will be able to understand the importance of branding in their business and easy ways to create branding materials for effective promotion.

• Branding

• Benefits of branding

• Branding materials

• Promotion

• Types of promotion

4. Basics of Accounting and Bookkeeping

With this course, agribusinesses will understand the key concepts of accounting, different accounting systems, and bookkeeping.

• Accrual and cash-based accounting, and which one to use

• Single and double-entry accounting

• Debit & credit

• Computerized accounting applications

5. Customer Retention 

Participants will learn the importance of customer retention, how to segment their customers and how to develop and use a simple CRM system.

• What is customer retention

• Knowing your customer

• Identify MAN

• CRM System

6. Human Resources Management

By taking this training, participants will be able to understand the basic concepts of HRM and gain practical knowledge of recruiting and retaining personnel.

• What is human resource management?

• Hiring & retaining employees

• Employees training

• An overview of Afghanistan’s labor laws

7. Inventory & Warehouse Management

This course enhances participants’ knowledge on inventory and warehouse management of agricultural products. The course covers the following topics:

• Logistics, supply chain, and supply chain management

• Warehouse management and structure

• Storage and material handling systems

• A simple model for warehouse design

• Warehouse storage policies

• Warehouse routing strategies

• What is inventory management? - types, benefits, and techniques

• Inventory management (stacking and tracking)

8. Digital Marketing

Participants will learn the importance of digital marketing and the practical use of social media for product and company marketing. This course will cover the following important topics:

• Benefits of digital marketing

• Facebook

• Instagram

• Social media analytics

• Paid promotion

9. Business Ethics & Intellectual Property Rights

This course covers topics related to business ethics for agribusinesses, with particular consideration to the Islamic perspective when trading. It also provides information on intellectual property rights of the businesses.

• What is business ethics and how to decide ethically on issues

• Application of business ethics in the workplace

• Business ethics in a Muslim workplace

• Social responsibility of a company

• What are intellectual property rights

10. Banking & Access to Finance

This course discusses the importance of using banking products for a business, and how this can ease the financial operations of a company. This course includes the following topics:

• Why should we use banks?

• Banking products and services

• Electronic banking

• Major banks and branches

11. Solar Power Options for Cold Storage

This course will teach agribusinesses how to use solar-powered energy for cold storage or irrigation systems and the costs involved The course covers the following topics:

• Solar energy

• Types of solar systems

• Solar irradiation

• Solar power for refrigeration systems

• Designing off-grid systems

• Off-grid solar system design costs

• Configuration of a solar pump irrigation system

12. Basics of Managing a Cold Storage Facility

The course instructs participants on basics of managing cold storage and technical aspects of cold storage facility management. This course covers the following important topics:

• Basics of a cold store

• Important technical considerations in a cold store

• Managing cold storage

13. Technical Aspects of Cold Storage Operation & Maintenance

This training will provide general guidelines for cold storage operations with special attention to the technical aspects. The course covers the following topics:

• Guidelines for cold storage operations

• Records and maintenance

• Suggested schedules for maintenance

• Safety and precautions in cold stores

14. Cold Chain basics for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

This training provides instruction on basics of cold chain for fresh fruits and vegetables and how the cold chain works with different components and routes.

• What is cold chain?

• What are the various routes of the cold chain?

• What are the different components of the cold chain?

• How does the cold chain system work?

15. New Technology Trends in Cold Chain

Trainees will be able to develop confidence in the new technology trends in cold chain in the context of warehouse and cold storage systems.

• What is a refrigeration system and what are the various types?

• Which refrigerant should be used in cold storage?

• What is a thermal system?

• Different handling equipment in cold storage.

16. Grape Post-harvest Handling & Quality Control

This course teaches participants about grape post-harvest handling techniques and how to bring tangible and realistic improvement in the process. The following are the topics that will be covered in this course:

• Horticulture maturity

• Sorting and grading

• Packaging

• Cold storage

• Quality characteristics

• Respiration rates

• Physiological and pathological disorders

17. Raisin Processing & Quality Control

This technical training teaches participants how to process raisins and improve the quality of raisins. The course covers the following topics:

• Raisin processing

• Harvesting cost and operation

• Drying methods

• Types of raisins

• Sorting, packaging, and storage

18. Apple Post-harvest Handling & Quality Control

Participants will gain knowledge of apple sorting, storage, and international market standards. This course includes the following topics:

• Introduction to post-harvest waste

• Harvesting and cooling

• Introduction to sorting, grading, waxing, packaging, and storage

• Diseases and physiological disorders after harvesting

• Global market standards