?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7210%2F&rft.title=Training+Manual+on+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=Poverty%2C+food+insecurity%2C+rapid+population+growth+and+environmental+degradation+are+problems%0D%0Aseriously+hounding+the+developing+world+today.+These+are+most+felt+in+the+semi-arid+tropics+(SAT)%2C+home%0D%0Ato+one-sixth+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+population.+The+SAT%2C+which+includes+48+developing+countries+in+Asia+and%0D%0AAfrica%2C+is+characterized+by+extreme+poverty%2C+lingering+drought%2C+infertile+soils%2C+growing+desertification%0D%0Aand+environmental+degradation.+Our+geographic+focus+is+on+the+semi-arid+tropics+of+Africa+and+Asia%2C%0D%0Areferred+to+for+brevity+in+the+rest+of+the+Plan+as+%E2%80%98the+tropical+drylands%E2%80%99+or+simply+%E2%80%98the+drylands%E2%80%99.+About%0D%0A6.5+million+square+kilometers+in+over+55+countries+is+classified+as+dryland+tropics.+More+than+2+billion%0D%0Apeople+currently+live+in+the+drylands%2C+with+600+million+considered+to+be+poor.+Hence%2C+strengthening%0D%0Avalue+chains+in+SAT+regions+will+help+in+reducing+poverty+through+upgrading+along+the+value+chain+shifts%0D%0Afrom+inefficient+to+efficient+value+added+products+(ICRISAT+strategic+plan+2020).+Mostly%2C+dryland+crops%0D%0Aare+grown+in+the+semi-arid+tropics%2C+which+include+coarse+cereals+(such+as+sorghum%2C+pearl+millet+and%0D%0Afinger+millet)+and+legumes+(such+as+soybean%2C+groundnuts%2C+chickpea%2C+pigeonpea+and+other+pulse+crops).%0D%0AThe+other+main+source+of+income+is+from+livestock+products+such+as+meat+and+milk+products.+Keeping%0D%0Ain+mind+the+diverse+product+base+of+the+SAT+areas%2C+this+manual+illustrates+value+chains+for+different%0D%0Aproducts+commonly+produced+in+this+region.....&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%2F7210%2F1%2FTM_Valuechain_Reddy_2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++Reddy%2C+A+A++(2013)+Training+Manual+on+Value+Chain+Analysis+of+Dryland+Agricultural+Commodities+(Prepared+under+the+HOPE+project).++Documentation.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++