Agroindustrial project analysi

The World BankEconomic Development InstituteAn agroindustry is an enterprise that processes agricultural raw materials,including ground and tree crops as well as livestock. Agroindustriescontribute significantly to a developing country's economicgrowth: they are the primary method of transforming raw agriculturalproducts into consumable products and, in the process, of adding valueto the raw materials. Agroindustries often constitute the base of themanufacturing sector, and their products are frequently the principalexports of the country. The food system of which they are a centralpart provides nutrients required by the nation's population.Agroindustrial projects have often been evaluated as partially agriculturaland partially manufactuimg. This book, however, presents aframework for project analysis that treats agroindustries as a singlecomponent in a larger system of related stages, from seed to consumer.T-he proposed methodology applies this systems approach as well asthe traditional tools of financial and economic analysis. It also considersthe nutritional consequences of the ways agroindustrial projectsare designed.The principal activities of an agroindustrial enterprise-marketing,procurement, and processing-are discussed in detail. Critical questionsthat an analyst needs to ask in assessing project planning in these areasare summarized in checklists. Typical costs of alternative foodprocessingtechnology are illustrated. A comprehensive bibliographyis arranged by subject.The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore and LondonCover design by Bill Fraser ISBN 0-8018-2413-3