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D-beneficiation Dictionary

Beneficiation

Adding value to raw material close to where it is produced, so more of the final price stays in the area

All termsIntroduced in Module 11Open the Toolkit
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Plain meaning
Adding value to raw material close to where it is produced, so more of the final price stays in the area
How to use it
Ask which processing step you can do on or near your land, and who in the community can be trained to do it.
South African benchmark
South African policy promotes local processing of agricultural and mineral products to create rural jobs.
Country notes
Local processing of crops, livestock and forest products creates jobs that selling raw material would export.
Go and read
C11 Lesson 11.6
Calculate it
T-C-08 People and Labour Cost and the C8 processing calculators.
Library sources
LIB-A037, LIB-A117
See also
Value-add, Skills transfer
A processing venture at the centre with the surrounding community linked by jobs, training, supply and shared benefitThe venture at the centre, the community around itPLANTVentureHomestead skillsLocal jobsOutgrower supplyTrainingLocal purchasesCommunity share
From Module 11, People, Community and Labour, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C11 People, Community and Labour.