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D-value-chain Dictionary

Value Chain

The sequence of stages a product passes through from input supply to the consumer

All termsIntroduced in Module 8Open the Toolkit
An open dictionary on a farm office desk
Plain meaning
The sequence of stages a product passes through from input supply to the consumer
How to use it
Draw the chain for the product and mark where margin sits at each stage. Choose the venture's position on that basis.
South African benchmark
South Africa's Department of Agriculture profiles 48 commodity value chains, the basis of the RIMAI Library.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
C10 Lesson 10.5, M1-U4
Calculate it
No calculator; the term is applied in the venture plan narrative.
Library sources
LIB-A002, LIB-A068, LIB-A075
See also
Value-add, Vertical integration
Six stages of a value chain from inputs to consumerValue chainInputsFarmAggregateProcessRetailConsumerEach stage adds cost and value. Ask where the money stays and where you can enter.
Value chain, shown as a diagram.

Introduced in C8 Value Add, Processing and IP.