Maize seed value chain

Introduction

There are a great deal of influencers along the chain of generating finished seed material from a produce offered by farmers. As we discussed earlier in this post, the process takes on a fairly complex pathway while certification and processing requirements are being met. Carrying out the process requires resources, a large amount of them. This post tries to quantitatively explain a general expense scheme of a typical company in Maize seed business (Note, however, that the concepts generalize well to both Hybrid and OP seeds). So why approach to business management through the cost concept? I’ll just bullet point some of the direct benefits of thinking quantitatively.