Value Chain Management



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Directed by Martin Gooch and an advisory council of sector stakehoders, the Value Chain Management Centre assists in enhancing the competitiveness of the agricultural and agri-food sectors in Ontario and across Canada, and promotes adoption of value chain business approaches.

Centre objectives include
  • increasing industry awareness of value chain management practices
  • coordinating research and analysis from a systems-based perspective, working with the College of Management and Economics at the University of Guelph
  • disseminating the results of research completed at the Centre to producers, processors, associations and government agencies

December 2009 - Risk management framework released

July 2009 - Ideal value chain report released

July 2009 - Canadian pork and lamb case studies released

April 2009 - Consumer data study completed, results posted

March 2009 - International value chain case studies released

Value Chain Management Centre Overview

Value Chain Management - Partnership, Profit, SuccessLearn about the adoption of Value Chain Management  approaches, and the potential for increasing your long-term  profitability and taking greater control of your own business destiny.

The terms “Value Chain” and “Value Chain Management” are used to describe a business strategy that enables businesses, wherever they are situated in relation to the end market, to improve their long-term profitability and competitiveness. This strategy allows companies to continually adapt to their changing surroundings, and to innovate in terms of product and process.


Available for purchase are two training tools to assist in creating or strengthening value chains. The DVD set and the CD-ROM both include information from eleven value chains around the globe that have significantly improved farmers’ competitiveness and profitability. The DVD set includes live footage and the CD-ROM contains written case studies from these value chains. 

To order your copy, please print and complete this order form and fax it to 519-837-8721, attention: Pat Dares.

For more information on Value Chain Management, please visit www.vcmtools.ca today.