AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS VALUE CHAINS The African Small Enterprise Development Centre AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS VALUE CHAINS Presented by Charles Agbeze CEO, AFSEDEC

OUTLINE PREAMBLE BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE VALUE CHAINS ACTION PLAN EVALUATION

PREAMBLE AGRICULTURE is the first economic activity known to man and dates back to creation PRIMARY NEEDS OF MAN: Food Shelter Clothing NIGERIA In search of food security Sector offers employment generating potential Huge population that makes agribusiness attractive

BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE Cropping /Plants Livestock/Animals Cash Crops Annuals Perennials Horticulture Micro Macro

BRANCHES OF AGRIC. Contd… Fisheries/ Aquaculture Ancillary Support Fish Prawn/Lobster Oyster Periwinkle Input Supplies Veterinary Services

VALUE CHAINS The following areas of opportunity exist: Input supply (i.e Seeds/Seedling, Fertilizer, Agrochemicals, Equipment/Tools, Feeds) Production/Farming Agro-processing Storage and Preservation Marketing Transportation Warehousing Export

OPPORTUNITIES It is time to ACT! Where do you fit? CROPS Cash Crops (Cocoa, Cashew, Oil Palm, etc.) Grains (Rice, Maize, Wheat, etc.) Legumes (Groundnuts, Beans, Peas, etc) Horticulture (Flowers, Tomatoes, Pepper, Carrots, Cucumber, Vegetables, etc) Mushrooms

OPPORTUNITIES LIVESTOCK Poultry (Chicken, Turkey, Guinea Fowl, etc.) Sheep & Goat Dog breeding Piggery Micro Livestock (Snail, Cane Rats, Rabbits, etc.) Honey Production (Bee keeping)

OPPORTUNITIES FISHERY/AQUACULTURE Fish Ponds (cat fish) Fishing (Net, Hook & Lines) Smoking/Drying

ACTION PLANNING Action planning is the systematic implementation of goal-oriented tasks Structure: Proposed Task (What to do) Timeline (When to do) Responsibility (Who will Do) Resource requirement (Ways and Means) Status (Monitoring)

EVALUATION Goals need to be evaluated to: Measure progress towards destination Reward good performance Tell success from failure Justify use of resources (value-for- money) Learn lessons Re-strategize

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