Methodological Brief for Agri-based Value Chain Analysis

Global Food and Nutrition Security

The goal of a VCA4D study is to answer the following four Framing Questions using evidence-based elements, i.e. supported by quantitative indicators or explicit expert assessment:

The analytical process is three-fold:

1. Implementing a functional analysis by setting out the overall VC operating features and inquiring about its general organisation and the main trends and market perspectives;

2. Performing economic, social and environmental analyses;

3. Making a Synthesis of the information produced which gives meaning to the many results, individual and combined.

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Methodological Brief for Agri-based Value Chain Analysis

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Authors	Pierre Fabre, Marie-Hélène Dabat and Olimpia Orlandoni
Publisher	Agrinatura EEIG
Geographic coverage	Global
Available from	27 May 2021
Knowledge service \| Metadata	Global Food and Nutrition Security \| Sustainable Food Systems \| Methodology Value chain analysis
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Methodological Brief for Agri-based Value Chain Analysis

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OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture