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Saskatchewan Agri-Food Value Chain Initiative

The Saskatchewan Agri-Food Value Chain Initiative is increasing awareness of value chains and how they develop. There are training sessions and pilot project awareness projects available, as well as funding for value chain programs.

What are value chains?

A value chain is a market-focused collaboration among businesses working together to achieve a more rewarding position in the market. A value chain benefits producers, processors and marketers by responding to market demands, aligning product development, processing and logistics in an effective and efficient manner.

In a value chain, a product is produced, processed, and marketed by companies with expertise in each area. The partnerships a value chain creates means the risks and rewards are shared down the chain, allowing for a quick response to consumer needs while keeping the value of the product high.

Value Chain Workshop: Module 6
Product Development: Are You Market-Ready?

The Value Chain workshop that was scheduled for March 2, 2010 at Prairieland Park has been postponed. For more information, please contact Lesley Dirkson at dirksonl@agcouncil.ca or 975-6847.

**NEW - Foodservice Value Chain Initiative

The Foodservice Value Chain Initiative is being undertaken by the Agriculture Council of Saskatchewan Inc. (ACS), and is being funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program. This program will provide knowledge and expertise to Saskatchewan’s producers and processors to allow them to meet the needs of the foodservice industry and allow all within the industry to build on the success of the past decade.

The Foodservice Value Chain Initiative will:

• Enhance the awareness of foodservice operators of the capabilities of the Saskatchewan agri-food industry;
• Educate Saskatchewan growers and processors of the nature and needs of the foodservice industry; and,
• Facilitate collaboration between foodservice operators and the agri-food industry and coordinate available resources to bring innovative and relevant food products to the foodservice industry to meet consumer needs.

For more information, please click here or contact ACS Value Chain Specialist Bryan Kosteroski at 975-6851 or kosteroskib@agcouncil.ca.