Agricultural Business Supply and Service
Author: Ohio Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service
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Published: 1976
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Agricultural Supply - Sales and Service Occupations: Organizations and functions of agricultural businesses
Author: Ohio State University. Center for Vocational and Technical Education
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 34
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Business of Agricultural Business Services
Author: Mariana Wongtschowski
Publisher: Kit Pub
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789460222368
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn increasing number of African smallholders are moving from subsistence farming to selling at least part of their output. To shift successfully to a more commercial footing they need a lot more than the production advice traditionally provided by extension services. They need to understand how markets work. They also need advice on postharvest handling, help with business planning and marketing, assistance with organization, information on prices, links to buyers and credit, help with contracts and standards, and many other types of assistance. These agricultural business development services are provided by a mix of private companies, NGOs, cooperatives and government agencies in what is called a pluralistic extension system . Farmers and other clients such as input stores, small-scale processors and traders get some services for free, paid for by donors or the government. Others are subsidized: the farmers pay part of the cost. For still others, the farmers must pay the full cost. That leads to questions of sustainability (what happens when the donor s money runs out?), accountability (whom do the service providers listen to: the farmers, or the source of the funds?), and inclusiveness (how to ensure that women, the poor and disadvantaged get the services they need but cannot afford?). This book describes the two dominant approaches to providing services: supply-driven (where the funder decides what services should be offered), and market-driven (where more emphasis is put on market forces). It looks at how 12 business service providers from across Africa run their businesses. It describes the seven different business models that they pursue, and examines the features of each one. Based on their experiences, it proposes a new, needs-driven approach, which aims to overcome the shortcomings of both the supply-driven and the market-driven approaches by taking the needs of clients as a starting point for policy and action."
Agricultural Business Supplies and Services
Author: Charles Byers
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 522
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes 47 modules that provide learning opportunities in agricultural business management, clerical, merchandising, personal qualities, performing clerical duties, and performing customer sales duties.
US Programs Affecting Food and Agricultural Marketing
Author: Walter J. Armbruster
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-11-06
Total Pages: 541
ISBN-13: 1461449308
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the increased scope, complexity and globalization of markets, the changes in technology behind this, and the need for policy and program adjustments. Also discusses the development of supply chains both domestically and globally.
Agribusiness Supply Chain Management
Author: N. Chandrasekaran
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2014-03-24
Total Pages: 700
ISBN-13: 1466516755
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe agribusiness supply chain includes a number of processes such as supply management, production management, and demand management to customers through a competitive distribution channel. Each step of the way can be plagued with issues such as diversity of production and demand, bulkiness of produce, perishability, and seasonality. Highlighting t
Innovations in Agri-Business Management
Author: Karnam Lokanadhan
Publisher: New India Publishing
Published: 2009-01-02
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9789380235097
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The green revolution has increased the food production many folds but the levels of living of farmers have not increased and the percentage of population dependent on agricultural is still about 65 per cent. Agri-business management is an opportunity and challenge. Future agri-business brings in value addition, logistics and supply chain management activities which paved way for the processing, packaging, transport, a cold storage distribution and retailing to meet the changes in tastes and preferences of different categories of population. Exposure on agri-business management at the UG level to Agriculture and Allied Science graduates will meet human resource needs of the future. The book explains in simple language and in lucid way on agri-business opportunities, challenges, scope and entrepreneurship and its promotional programmes by Central and State Governments. Management, meaning, definition and elements of management are also explained in a simple way. The functional area of business management is also dealt with. Then agri-business promoting subjects like management information system, applications of information and communication technologies, agricultural inputs, agro-processing, food processing, there promotional programmes by Central and State Governments. Agricultural imports and exports, retailing and supply chain management, business plan preparation, project analysis and starting an agri-business are explained with case studies wherever possible. The pedagogy involves key terms and concepts to remember, chapter summary, chapter highlights, questions, references, text books, web addresses and further reading materials were furnished."
Agricultural Education Instructional Materials
Author: Ohio State University. Center for Vocational and Technical Education
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 454
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOrganised Retailing and Agri-Business
Author: N. Chandrasekhara Rao
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-10-07
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 8132224760
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the performance of organized retail chains supplying the agri-input and output services in terms of achieving their objective of utilising collective bargaining power in the marketing of their agricultural produce, integrating empirical experience from India and other selected developing countries. The scenario of marketing for agricultural products has been undergoing rapid changes with the rise of organised retailing (the Indian term for ‘supermarkets’), a process that is likely to accelerate in years to come, with India being on the threshold of a supermarket revolution. In fact, India is referred to as the ‘final frontier’ in the development of supermarkets. The growth of supermarkets in India is faster than that in China, which is also witnessing an exponential growth as part of the “third wave” of supermarket diffusion. The book investigates the links between organised retailing and farmers and farming in India. Apart from raising issues of equity, inclusion and problems in policy framework, it also discusses policy interventions that are essential in order to make the development of organised retailing more inclusive and beneficial to the farming community and agricultural sector. The book further serves as a guide for policy makers, helping them to select the right kind of interventions to balance growth with equity as market forces penetrate deeper into the agricultural marketing space.
