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D-value-density Dictionary

Value density

How much a unit of weight of a product is worth, which decides how far it can travel profitably

All termsIntroduced in Module 5Open the Toolkit
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Plain meaning
How much a unit of weight of a product is worth, which decides how far it can travel profitably
How to use it
Before choosing a market, check whether the product's value per kilogram can carry the transport cost to that buyer. Low value-density products must be sold close to the farm.
South African benchmark
Concept term; Article 16 shows how value density shapes what South African farms can ship.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
C5 Lesson 5.1
Calculate it
T-C-05 Delivered Cost Calculator
Library sources
LIB-A016, LIB-A135
See also
Farm-gate price, Trade corridor
The cold chain from picking to buyer, with the danger hours before coolingThe cold chain: the clock starts at pickingPickfield heatPre-coolpack-houseCold truckreeferCold storedepot or portBuyershelfDanger hours: produce warm, losing valueKept cold without a break from pack-house to shelf
From Module 5, Logistics and Cold Chain, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C5 Logistics and Cold Chain.