?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=237-2012&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6888%2F&rft.title=Value+Chain+Analysis+of+Dryland+Agricultural+Commodities+(Prepared+under+the+HOPE+project)&rft.creator=Reddy%2C+A+A&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=The+training+manual+is+targeted+at+all+stakeholders+who+are+involved+in+alleviation+of+poverty+among%0D%0Asmallholder+farmers+in+the+semi-arid+tropics+who+cultivate+their+lands+under+marginal+environments.+It%0D%0Aprovides+the+key+concepts+to+understand+the+changing+dynamics+of+value+chains+and+case+studies+in+the%0D%0Afast+changing+market+scenario.+The+consumption+pattern+of+most+of+the+urban+consumers+is+changing%0D%0Atowards+high-value+commodities%2C+ready-to-cook+products%3B+they+can+afford+to+buy+value-added+products%0D%0Aeven+though+at+higher+prices.+However%2C+the+majority+of+the+rural+population+is+still+price+conscious%3B+they%0D%0Aprefer+to+buy+un-processed+grains+at+the+cheapest+price.+Hence%2C+value+chain+analysis+should+also+look%0D%0Ainto+cost+cutting+innovations+along+the+value+chain+to+benefit+price+conscious+poor+consumers+besides%0D%0Afocusing+on+value+added+products.+Under+the+changing+utilization+patterns%2C+there+is+a+growing+demand%0D%0Afor+feed+and+fodder+as+the+demand+for+livestock+products+is+increasing.+Additionally%2C+the+non-traditional%0D%0Asources+of+demand+such+as+brewery%2C+starch+and+bio-fuel+industry+are+other+growth+sectors+that+need+to%0D%0Abe+met+by+innovative+arrangements+like+bulk+marketing+of+grain.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6888%2F1%2FReddy_a_Train_Manual_2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++Reddy%2C+A+A++(2013)+Value+Chain+Analysis+of+Dryland+Agricultural+Commodities+(Prepared+under+the+HOPE+project).++Manual.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++&rft.relation=237-2012