These are a set of activities that an individual or in the case of the project, a cooperative, executes to create value for its product and for its customers. Specifically, value chain in Agriculture describes the range of activities and actors that bring agricultural products, from; production to final consumption wherein at each stage value is added to the product.

The process of turning cassava in into Gari. The process begins with requiring cassava cuttings to be planted, then cassava to be harvested, processed, packaged and sent to the consumer. All of these stages include actors that have added value at each stage of the process to prepare product for consumption.

An organization established for the purpose of collecting and marketing the product of its members (shareholders) and procuring supplies for resale to its members (in the form of patronage dividends) which refers to the amount or volume of business that each member transacts with the cooperative. Cooperative= doing business together

Agricultural Cooperatives are created to: -Obtain needed products (goods) and services at affordable prices and acceptable quality -To strengthen their bargaining power -Receive better prices for their produce and products -Maintain access to competitive markets -Improve income opportunities -Empower people to make meaningful decision to improve their quality of life. -Benefit from economies of scale -Improve the product or service quality provided by the members -Promote savings of its members which can act as collateral to members for loans requested