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. What is a Value Chain? Value Chains Defined The basic characteristic of a value chain is market-focused collaboration: different business enterprises work together to produce and market products and services in an effective and efficient manner. Value Chains allow businesses to respond to the marketplace by linking production, processing and marketing activities to market demands. Value Chain Development The Value Chain Guidebook provides a process for the development of value chains. - 1.7MB pdf. Exploring the Concept of Industry Value Chains	. Value Chains for New Markets What kind of Value Chains are available? Education and Training Success Stories Resource Materials FAQs General Links	What's New Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development launched 3 value chain videos to provide tools to learn about ‘What is a value chain?’ The first video explains the concept of value chain development and the resources available to industry. The other videos are a two part industry insight into customer focused collaboration featuring value chain stories from Alberta. Value Chain Website: http://www.youtube.com/embed/Re9sWAvj0_I Customer Focused Collaboration Part One: http://www.youtube.com/embed/VYt3_OIcIXY Customer Focused Collaboration Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/embed/pqQ303PPJUQ Contact Us at valuechain@gov.ab.ca Value Chain Directory Listing Alberta Agriculture's new, easy to use website for livestock producers. Access relevant information, tools and case studies from around the world that will assist you to develop your business's value chain

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