Agribusiness

Combining theory with practice, this book explores the key operational issues facing people wanting to move into electronically enabled agribusiness. Combining theory with real life examples it outlines what exactly "electronically- enabled" agribusiness is, why agribusiness wants to embrace the electronic era, and how it can go about doing it. It discusses cutting edge innovations in business systems such as precision farming and livestock electronic identification, risk management, supply and value chain management, knowledge management and egovernance. It also reviews the underlying technological challenges, e-enabled business models and e-strategies, management concepts and innovative education programs.

Combining theory with practice, this book explores the key operational issues facing people wanting to move into electronically enabled agribusiness. Combining theory with real life examples it outlines what exactly "electronically- enabled" agribusiness is, why agribusiness wants to embrace the electronic era, and how it can go about doing it.

by Ferdinand Ndifor Che (Editor), Kenneth David Strang (Editor), Narasimha Rao Vajjhala (Editor)
Agricultural stakeholders in developing countries, particularly in Africa, have not been able to reap comparable benefits from adopting agricultural information systems compared to their counterparts in the developed economies.