Abstract
The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of value added agricultural businesses and to provide a set of preliminary questions which may help agricultural producers decide whether a particular value added business is suitable for them. This document is FE638, one of a series of the Food and Resource Economics Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2006.
FE638/FE638: Value Added Agriculture: Is It Right for Me? (ufl.edu)
References
Amanor-Boadu, Vincent. 2003. Preparing for Agricultural Value-Adding Business Initiatives: First Things First. Department of Agricultural Economics Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. http://www.agecon.k-state.edu/accc/kcdc/PDF%20Files/Preparation%20Steps.pdf.
Census of Agriculture. Various issues. U.S. Census of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.