Value chains: an approach for agricultural chains

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to show elements of analysis designed to understand the value chain. After an exhaustive bibliographic revision related and applied to agriculture, this article presents some conceptual tools to build up clear scenarios which make agricultural chains get better competitive, developmentand growth levels for their environment. In the first and the second part of this paper the value chain concept is developed and also the scope approach is showed; in the third part some considerations are raised about the value chain management and in the last part two successful cases in developing value chain are mentioned.