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Adding Value to Farm Produce Processing and packaging.WHAT VALUE ADDITION MEANSDoing something to produce that increases what... Agriculture and Agribusiness: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.FIND THE MARKET BEFORE YOU START PRODUCINGProducing something with... Choosing What to Produce The decision that sets everything.WHAT TO CONSIDERWhat your land and climate support What you can... Financing a Farm Funding production.WHAT THE PATTERN ISCosts incurred at planting, revenue arriving at... Joining or Forming a Cooperative Working with other producers.WHAT COOPERATIVES PROVIDEBuying inputs in volume, at better prices... Keeping Farm Records What to write down.WHY IT IS THE HIGHEST-VALUE HABITEvery decision depends on knowing what... Managing Farm Labour The people who do the work.WHAT PATTERNS EXISTPermanent staff Seasonal and casual labour Family... Managing Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses Where output disappears.WHY IT MATTERSSubstantial proportions of production are lost after... Managing Inputs and Supplies What goes into production.WHAT INPUTS TYPICALLY COST MOSTSeed or stock Fertiliser and feed... Managing Livestock Enterprises Animals as a business.WHAT DETERMINES PROFITABILITYFeed cost, which usually dominates Mortality... Managing Water and Irrigation The constraint that decides yields.WHY IT MATTERS MOSTWater availability determines what can be... Meeting Quality and Certification Requirements What buyers demand.WHAT FORMAL BUYERS REQUIREConsistent quality Specified characteristics Safety... Planning Across Seasons Thinking beyond one cycle.WHAT TO PLANWhat to produce, where and when What inputs are needed, and... Securing Land for Farming Where you produce.WHAT OPTIONS EXISTOwned land Leased land Family or community land Government... Selling Farm Produce Converting output to money.WHAT CHANNELS EXISTFarm gate sales to traders Local markets Direct to... Treating Farming as a Business The shift that determines success.WHAT DISTINGUISHES A FARM BUSINESS FROM FARMINGDeciding what to... Understanding Agricultural Risk What can go wrong.WHAT RISKS ARE INHERENTWeather Pests and disease Price movement Input... Understanding Agricultural Support Programmes Schemes intended to help.WHAT TYPES EXISTInput subsidy schemes Credit schemes at reduced rates... Understanding Farm Costs and Margins The numbers per enterprise.WHAT TO BUILD FOR EACH ENTERPRISEA budget for the cycle.WHAT IT SHOULD... Understanding Price Cycles Why prices move.WHAT DRIVES AGRICULTURAL PRICESSeasonal supply Weather Import and export flows... Using Technology in Agriculture What is worth adopting.WHAT IS AVAILABLEWeather information Market price information Advisory...

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