Integrating ICT into Value Chain Development Introduction Value chains encompass the full range of activities and services required to bring a product or service from its conception to sale in its final markets—whether local, national, regional or global. Value chains include input suppliers, producers, processors and buyers and are supported by a range of technical, business and financial service providers... Information and communications technology (ICT) offers a growing number of ways to exploit opportunities and ad-dress constraints to value chain growth and competitiveness... Paper Attached- written by Judith Payne of USAID and Lisa Kearns and Hannah Schiff of ACDI/VOCA. http://www.e-agriculture.org/uploads/media/Integrating_ICT_into_VC_Deve…
Submitted by Syeda Tasnim Jannat Jannat on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 16:37
[quote="Lisa-Cespedes"] Integrating ICT into Value Chain Development Introduction Value chains encompass the full range of activities and services required to bring a product or service from its conception to sale in its final markets—whether local, national, regional or global. Value chains include input suppliers, producers, processors and buyers and are supported by a range of technical, business and financial service providers... Information and communications technology (ICT) offers a growing number of ways to exploit opportunities and ad-dress constraints to value chain growth and competitiveness... Paper Attached- written by Judith Payne of USAID and Lisa Kearns and Hannah Schiff of ACDI/VOCA. http://www.e-agriculture.org/uploads/media/Integrating_ICT_into_VC_Deve… [/quote] Dear Lisa, May I know if any particular activity is more important than others in the value chain concept? Best regards, Tasnim
Submitted by Michael Riggs on Sun, 12/13/2009 - 21:26
[/quote] Dear Lisa, May I know if any particular activity is more important than others in the value chain concept? Best regards, Tasnim [/quote] Dear Tasnim, Please see the forum discussion, particularly questions 1 and 3/4 for thoughts on this issue. It is complex. Regards, Michael