ABM 103 Intro

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PHILIPPINE AGRIBUSINESS:

 AN INTRODUCTION

 Vicky Guieb ABM 103

 June 26, 2007

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Contents

 Agribusiness as a concept  Agribusiness as a field of study 

 Agribusiness as an economic sector

 Agribusiness & Business  Agribusiness in the Economy 

 Agribusiness Sector

Economic Contribution  Vertical Structure & Coordinators

 Agribusiness System

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What is Agribusiness?

TRADITIONAL DEFINITION:

sum total of all operations involved in the

manufacture of farm supplies, production activitieson the farm, processing, distribution and marketing

of farm commodities and items made from them.

(Davis and Goldberg (1957) 

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What is Agribusiness?

REFRAMED DEFINITION : (market-oriented)

a dynamic and systemic endeavor that serves

consumers globally and locally through innovationand management of multiple value chains that

deliver valued goods and services derived from

sustainable orchestration of food, fiber and naturalresources. (Edwards & Shultz II, 2005)

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 Agribusiness as a Field of Study 

integrative and multi-disciplinary in nature

multidisciplinary areas:

economics : economics of agriculture

agricultural sciences : animal, crops, fishery, forestry

management : finance, production, marketing,

personnel

human behavior: leadership, motivation, rewards

management in orientation 

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 Agribusiness as an Economic Sector

consisting of on-farm and off-farm business units

selling of inputs (eg. fertilizers, agrochemicals)

on-farm production of crops and livestock, forest trees,

fish

off-farm business activities like leather tanning,

woodworks production

provision of agroservices (financing, market information,technology, education, warehousing)

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 Agribusiness & Business

 AGRIBUSINESS : if a business enterprise movesnearer to agriculture and mainly uses

 AGRICULTURAL raw materials BUSINESS : if a business enterprise moves

farther from agriculture, making use of NON-

 AGRICULTURAL raw materials The manufacturing components of agribusiness are

agroindustries 

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 Agribusiness in the Economy

a vertical slice of the total economy 

Source: Bill & Davidson, Agribusiness Disciplines and Dimensions 

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 Agribusiness Sector

encompasses the whole of the agriculture sector plus a portion

of the industrial & service sectors

AGRICULTUREINDUSTRY

Agroindustries

SERVICES

Agroservices 

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Economic Sectors of Agribusiness

Agriculture

Crops

Livestock Fishery 

Forestry 

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Economic Sectors of Agribusiness

Agriculture: Economic Contribution

food provider of the economy 

contributes around 17% to the GDP (2007)

employs around 33% of the total workforce (2002)

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Economic Sectors of Agribusiness

Agroindustries• Food Industries 

Processed meat 

Milk and dairy products Processed fruits and vegetables

Processed fish

Bakery products

Beverages e.g. chocolate, coffee, tea Condiments and flavoring extracts

Cereals

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Economic Sectors of Agribusiness

Agroindustries

• Non-Food Industries

Leather and leather products

Wood and woodworks and cork products

Tobacco manufactures

Rubber and rubber products

Textile manufactures

Paper and paper products

Fiber products

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Economic Sectors of Agribusiness

Agroservices Financing 

Physical distribution services (e.g. transportation,

warehousing) Market research

Market information dissemination

Insurance

Technical Assistance

Market Matching 

Research and Development 

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 Vertical Structure & Coordinators

Consumers

Retailers

Wholesalers

Processors

Farmers

Farm Suppliers

Managers

Government Officers

Educators

Researchers

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 Agribusiness System

Subsystems:• Input Subsystem 

Production Subsystem • Processing Subsystem 

• Marketing Subsystem 

• Support Subsystem 

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 Agribusiness Subsystems

Input Subsystem

Fertilizer Industry

Feeds Industry

Seed Industry

Other Agrochemical Industry

 Agricultural Machinery & Irrigation

 Equipments Veterinary Products

 Animal Resources: breeding & hatchery

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 Agribusiness Subsystems

Farm/Production Subsystem

into direct on-farm production activities

livestock, crops, fish & forest trees

Processing (Agroindustrial) Subsystem

the primary, intermediate & final processors

the food and non-food agroindustries

 prolongs the shelf life of agricultural products –  minimizes the adverse effects of seasonality & perishability

opens up more markets – 

domestic & foreign

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Marketing Subsystems

 for physical distribution & transfer of products

traders, sales agents, brokers, assemblers,

wholesalers, retailers, importers, exporters

other intermediaries

Support Subsystems

 providers of agroservices

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 That’s all for today!  

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