Supply chain management in agriculture

Welcome back readers , this is Krishnakanth TS pursuing MBA in Operations and Marketing at Amrita school of business.In this blog I'm taking you through the supply chain management in agriculture 

Agriculture supply chain network

An agriculture supply chain system comprises of organizations that are responsible for the production and distribution of vegetables, fruits, cereals, pulses and animal based products. There are mainly two types:-

• Agriculture food supply chains for fresh agricultural products
• Agriculture food supply chains for processed food products

1. Agriculture food supply chains for fresh agricultural products -

It includes fresh vegetables, fruits and flowers. It comprises of growers, auctions, wholesalers, importers and exporters, retailers and speciality shops and their input and service suppliers. The main processes are the handling, conditioned storing, packing, transportation and especially trading of these goods. 

2. Agriculture food supply chains for processed food products-

It includes meats ,snacks, juice, desserts and canned products.

Agricultural products are used as raw materials for producing consumer products with higher added value. Here agricultural products are used as raw materials for producing consumer products with higher added value .The conservation and conditioning processes extend the shelf-life of the products.

Issues with the agriculture supply chain management in India