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Agricultural value chain. An agricultural value chain is the integrated range of goods and services ( value chain) necessary for an agricultural product to move from the producer to the final consumer. The concept has been used since the beginning of the millennium, primarily by those working in agricultural development in developing countries ...
Digital agriculture could address these challenges by making the agricultural value chain more efficient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable. Efficiency. Digital technology changes economic activity by lowering the costs of replicating, transporting, tracking, verifying, and searching for data.
Agribusiness. Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study [1] of value chains in agriculture [2] and in the bio-economy, [3] in which case it is also called bio-business [4] [5] or bio-enterprise. The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit while satisfying the needs of consumers for products related to natural ...
Agricultural marketing development Congestion at a market in Abidjan A typical market in Africa. Efforts to develop agricultural marketing have, particularly in developing countries, intended to concentrate on a number of areas, specifically infrastructure development; information provision; training of farmers and traders in marketing and post-harvest issues; and support to the development of ...
Several foreign aid programs are dedicated to specifically developing agriculture within The Gambia. The Gambia Inclusive and Resilient Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (GIRAV) began in 2021. GIRAV will provide $40 million to The Gambia via the International Development Association, housed within The World Bank.
Information and communication technology in agriculture ( ICT in agriculture ), also known as e-agriculture, is a subset of agricultural technology focused on improved information and communication processes. More specifically, e-agriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to ...
Value-added agriculture is regarded by some as a significant rural development strategy. In the United States, this is considered a way for producers not only to increase their income but also compete with commodity marketers and upstream processors. [4]
Mobile Agriculture ( mAgri) supports actors along the agriculture value chain through the use of mobile technology. Mobile technology covers a broad range of devices and the sub-categories include voice, data, network and connectivity technologies. mAgri is a subset of e-agriculture . The introduction of mobile technology and portable, wireless ...