Agribusiness Value Chains

Agribusiness Value Chains

Agribusiness Value Chains is a comprehensive reference book designed to help students understand the movement, coordination and value addition of agricultural products from farms to final consumers. The book is organised into five sections and thirty chapters covering Supply-Chain Systems, Procurement and Storage, Logistics and Cold Chains, Processing and Quality, and Sectoral Agribusiness. Major topics include food supply chains, agricultural value-chain design, supplier development, contract-based procurement, agricultural warehousing, inventory management, warehouse-receipt systems, transportation, cold-chain management, export logistics, food processing, production planning, food quality, FSSAI compliance, Total Quality Management and agricultural waste utilisation. The book also provides sector-specific coverage of seed and fertiliser businesses, dairy, poultry, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture, horticulture, plantations, forestry, organic food and agricultural equipment. It will help students develop practical knowledge of procurement, logistics, processing, quality assurance and sectoral business operations while improving their analytical and managerial abilities. The book will be especially useful for examinations, research, internships, industrial projects, entrepreneurship and careers in food companies, agricultural input firms, warehouses, logistics providers, export organisations, processing units and supply-chain enterprises. Cropmatrix International Publication invites academicians, supply-chain professionals, food-industry experts, researchers and sector specialists to contribute as authors to this significant academic publication.