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insubstantiallossesinquantityandqualityofproduce,limitedprocessingThegoaloftheglobalagribusinessvaluechain,whichspansinputcompaniesthroughto thefinalconsumer1andhasatotalvalueofaroundUS$5trillion,istoprovidesustainableaccesstoaffordablefood,feed,fibreand,morerecently,fuelI.
INTRODUCTIONNaomiJHalewoodandPriyaSuryaTheproductchainsareapple,medicinalandaromaticplants(MAPs),potatoandvegetableseeds,offseasonvegetables,woolandcheeseKeyTakeawaysInmanydevelopingcountriestheagriculturalsectorplaysasignificantroleinthenationalA‘valuechain’in agricultureidentifiesthesetofactorsandactivitiesthatbringabasicagriculturalproductfromproductioninthefieldtofinalconsumption,whereateachThe agribusinessandvaluechainworkdirectlycontributestothefollowingFAOStrategicProgrammes:Helpeliminatehunger,foodinsecurityandmalnutrition(SP1); ReduceAgriculturalValueChainsinDevelopingCountriesAFrameworkforAnalysisABSTRACTAnanalysisofvaluechainswasmadeforsixnicheproducts inthreepilotdistricts–Jumla,MustangandSolukhumbuofNepal.Thelowestnumberofvaluechainsfundedwasone.(Notethatcoffeeanddairywerealso fundedunderother“multiplevaluechainOneparticularlypertinentsourcewastheWorldBankstudyonCompetitiveCommercialAgricultureinAfrica(CCAA); thequantitativevaluechainanalysesofcottonandsugarintheCCAA’s“ZambiaCompetitivenessReport”(KeyserwithvanGent)wereusedandupdatedforthis studyUsingfindingsfromcasestudiesinMozambique,Georgia,andUganda,thisbriefprovidesevidence-basedpolicyrecommendationstoimproveprogramming invaluechainsAnagriculturalvaluechainisdefinedasthepeopleandactivitiesthatbringabasicagriculturalproductlikemaizeorvegetablesorcottonfrom obtaininginputsandproductioninthefieldtotheconsumer,throughstagessuchasprocessing,packaging,anddistributionDownloadchapterPDFIntroduction Sincethemids,agriculturalglobalvaluechains(AGVCs)havegrownrapidlyandtransformedthenatureofagri-foodproductionaroundtheworldTheaimofthis chapteristoprovideaconceptualframeworkforunderstandingvaluechainsandtoinformourunderstandingofcomplexsystems,suchasthefoodsupplysystem, whichiscriticallyimportanttohumanlifeonthisplanetA‘valuechain’inagricultureidentifiesthesetofactorsandactivitiesthatbringabasicagriculturalproduct fromproductioninthefieldtofinalconsumption,whereateachstagevalueisaddedtotheproductchainsfunded”assisted1,valuechains,orperprojectThe paperpresentsaframeworkfordevelopingcountryvaluechainanalysismadeAgriculturalvaluechainsinIndiaaresubjecttohighfragmentationand intermediation,resultingThehighestnumberofvaluechainsfundedwasTheprojectsthatfundedonevaluechainwerepredominantlydairy(16)andcoffee(7) projectsLittleisThisopenaccessbookprovidesaclearconceptualframeworkofCISS-Ftoanalyseefficiencyofvaluechainsofhigh-valueagricultural commoditiesinIndiaAgriculturalAnagriculturalvaluechainisdefinedasthepeopleandactivitiesthatbringabasicagriculturalproductlikemaizeorvegetablesor cottonfromobtaininginputsandMobilizingtheAgriculturalValueChain.sreemoyeedas.Thegapinactualversuspotentialyieldforsmallholderfarmersislarge, especiallyinsub-SaharanAfrica