Training Manual on Value Chain Analysis of Dryland Agricultural Commodities (Prepared under the HOPE project)A AReddyauthorPoverty, food insecurity, rapid population growth and environmental degradation are problems seriously hounding the developing world today. These are most felt in the semi-arid tropics (SAT), home to one-sixth of the world’s population. The SAT, which includes 48 developing countries in Asia and Africa, is characterized by extreme poverty, lingering drought, infertile soils, growing desertification and environmental degradation. Our geographic focus is on the semi-arid tropics of Africa and Asia, referred to for brevity in the rest of the Plan as ‘the tropical drylands’ or simply ‘the drylands’. About 6.5 million square kilometers in over 55 countries is classified as dryland tropics. More than 2 billion people currently live in the drylands, with 600 million considered to be poor. Hence, strengthening value chains in SAT regions will help in reducing poverty through upgrading along the value chain shifts from inefficient to efficient value added products (ICRISAT strategic plan 2020). Mostly, dryland crops are grown in the semi-arid tropics, which include coarse cereals (such as sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet) and legumes (such as soybean, groundnuts, chickpea, pigeonpea and other pulse crops). The other main source of income is from livestock products such as meat and milk products. Keeping in mind the diverse product base of the SAT areas, this manual illustrates value chains for different products commonly produced in this region.....Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics2013International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsMonograph