Value chain

Value chains describe the range of activities required to bring a commodity from the producer to the consumer, emphasizing the value added at each successive stage. In the case of gum arabic, it may include tree cultivation, harvesting, drying, cleaning, sorting, grading, transportation, storage, processing, marketing and industrial application. Some activities, such as sorting, transportation and processing, may occur several times, at different stages and locations, before the gum reaches the end consumer. Millions of stakeholders participate in the gum arabic value chain on a global scale. The majority are producers in developing countries, who may be collectors, tappers or harvesters. Other agents involved in the value chain include input providers, local merchants, traders, cleaners, sorters, graders, storage and transportation professionals, exporters, importers, processors, users in various industries and the Government.

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