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Module 1 Lesson 1 Agricultural Commodity System Etrp 223 Lecture Notes I 2020
Module 1 Lesson 1 Agricultural Commodity System Etrp 223 Lecture Notes I 2020
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lesson, you will be able define agricultural commodity system and
familiarize activities involved in the commodity system. Also, you will be able to
relate agricultural commodity system and value chain analysis.
Analysis
Based on the definition cited in the article, does it sound familiar to you? Yes, of
course! The participants involved from the production to complete marketing channel
including the government, future markets, and trade associations are components in
the agricultural commodity system. How would this relate to value chain analysis?
Abstraction
The study on commodity systems is limited in the literature as compared with studies
on specific aspects of commodities. According to Goldberg (1968), to be effective in
developing strategies and policies, farm managers should be fully aware of the total
commodity system in which they participate.
Closure
Congratulations students for the job well done! You are now familiar what
agricultural commodity system is hence, you are now ready for the next lesson on the
input-output commodity system.