Enhancing Competitiveness with Value-added Business Initiatives: Economics and Strategy Issues
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Although value-added agriculture has received significant support, there is no framework available for conceptualizing opportunities and selecting ventures. This paper attempts to fill this gap in the value-added business development process by providing a categorical definition of value-added business initiatives and how this definition helps define a broader opportunity consideration set for those contemplating such ventures as well as provide them with a framework for selecting the venture that has the greatest probability of meeting their economic objectives.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003