This training manual complements the African Agribusiness Development Programme Toolkit and is to be used in introducing the African Supplier Development Program and its major elements and concepts to the relevant UNDP Country Office staff, relevant Government departments and agencies, lead firms and potential implementers. The manual contains a series of learning activities, helping learners to exchange and reflect on experiences and acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to develop and implement an ASDP. It follows the structure of the ASDP toolkit. For each phase, the training manual proposes a number of learning activities.