1. AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS VALUE CHAINS
The African Small Enterprise Development Centre
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS VALUE CHAINS
Presented by
Charles Agbeze
CEO, AFSEDEC

2. OUTLINE PREAMBLE BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE VALUE CHAINS ACTION PLAN
EVALUATION

3. PREAMBLE
AGRICULTURE is the first economic activity known to man and dates back to creation
PRIMARY NEEDS OF MAN:
Food
Shelter
Clothing
NIGERIA
In search of food security
Sector offers employment generating potential
Huge population that makes agribusiness attractive

4. BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE
Cropping /Plants
Livestock/Animals
Cash Crops
Annuals
Perennials
Horticulture
Micro
Macro

5. BRANCHES OF AGRIC. Contd…
Fisheries/ Aquaculture
Ancillary Support
Fish
Prawn/Lobster
Oyster
Periwinkle
Input Supplies
Veterinary Services

6. VALUE CHAINS The following areas of opportunity exist:
Input supply (i.e Seeds/Seedling, Fertilizer, Agrochemicals, Equipment/Tools, Feeds)
Production/Farming
Agro-processing
Storage and Preservation
Marketing
Transportation
Warehousing
Export

7. OPPORTUNITIES It is time to ACT! Where do you fit? CROPS
Cash Crops (Cocoa, Cashew, Oil Palm, etc.)
Grains (Rice, Maize, Wheat, etc.)
Legumes (Groundnuts, Beans, Peas, etc)
Horticulture (Flowers, Tomatoes, Pepper, Carrots, Cucumber, Vegetables, etc)
Mushrooms

8. OPPORTUNITIES LIVESTOCK Poultry (Chicken, Turkey, Guinea Fowl, etc.)
Sheep & Goat
Dog breeding
Piggery
Micro Livestock (Snail, Cane Rats, Rabbits, etc.)
Honey Production (Bee keeping)

9. OPPORTUNITIES FISHERY/AQUACULTURE Fish Ponds (cat fish)
Fishing (Net, Hook & Lines)
Smoking/Drying

10. ACTION PLANNING
Action planning is the systematic implementation of goal-oriented tasks
Structure:
Proposed Task (What to do)
Timeline (When to do)
Responsibility (Who will Do)
Resource requirement (Ways and Means)
Status (Monitoring)

11. EVALUATION Goals need to be evaluated to:
Measure progress towards destination
Reward good performance
Tell success from failure
Justify use of resources (value-for- money)
Learn lessons
Re-strategize

12. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!