Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v4 - SHS 1
SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE
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SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE
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Subject: Agricultural Science
Class: SHS 1
Term: 1st Term
Week: 18
Grade code: 1.3.2.LI.3
Strand code: 3
Sub-strand code: 2
Content standard code: 1.3.2.CS.1
Indicator code: 1.3.2.LI.3
Theme: MOBILISATION OF RESOURCES AND NETWORKS
Subtheme: SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE
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This lesson explores the journey of an agricultural product from the farm to our dining table. This journey is called a "value chain." Have you ever wondered how the maize grown in the Afram Plains becomes the kenkey you buy in Accra, or how cocoa beans from a farm in Ahafo become a bar of Golden Tree chocolate? This process involves many different people and organisations working together, like a team in a relay race. These are the "stakeholders." Understanding their roles and how they interact is crucial because a weakness in any part of this chain can lead to food shortages, high prices, and loss of income for farmers.
Concept 1: What is a Commodity Value Chain?
A Commodity Value Chain is the entire series of activities and actors involved in bringing an agricultural product from its initial production on the farm to the final consumer.
Think of it as a journey. At each step of the journey, the product is changed or moved, and its value increases. Maize on the farm has a certain value. When it is shelled, bagged, and transported to a market, its value increases. When it is milled into corn dough, its value increases further. When that dough is cooked into *banku* or *kenkey* and sold, it has reached its highest value in that chain.
The chain includes production, processing, marketing, and consumption. Concept 2: Who are Stakeholders?