{"id":631434,"date":"2019-06-05T15:57:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T15:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<div class=\"audio_frame\">\n<p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/citi97-3\/citi-business-edition-kwasi-korboe-speaks-on-understanding-the-value-chain-"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:57:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T15:57:25","slug":"five-tips-on-how-to-harness-the-agric-value-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/05\/five-tips-on-how-to-harness-the-agric-value-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Five tips on how to harness the agric value chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"audio_frame\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/citi97-3\/citi-business-edition-kwasi-korboe-speaks-on-understanding-the-value-chain-in-agriculture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As part of the Citi Business Festival\u2019s on-air series, the Citi Breakfast Show hosted agribusiness specialist Kwasi Korboe who spoke on how to harness the agriculture value chain to reap maximum benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Here is his presentation distilled into five key points.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Understand the value chain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cThe value chain constructs the whole activity around a certain commodity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kwasi Korboe stressed the need for farmers to understand the agriculture value chain; focusing on understanding the market, costing research, transportation, among others, to take clearer steps towards success and wealth creation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Explore value addition holistically<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cPeople say you have always got to add value. Value addition comes in so many ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He notes that farmers can add value to their products on multiple levels in the food sector. He urged farmers to consider the aesthetics, of the product, sweetness and even size.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t rush into infrastructure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cYou don\u2019t buy equipment that you use once and it sits there. You would go bankrupt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kwasi Korboe urged farmers to buy equipment and expand infrastructure depending on the scale of operations. Don\u2019t buy equipment that you won\u2019t use or you\u2019ll rarely use, he advised.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Produce to meet global standards<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cYou have got to meet standards and consumers now demand what is best.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The specialist advised farmers to strive for excellence throughout the value chain so as to stand a chance on the global market. 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