Quiz

Level 3 · Value Addition

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1. Question 1

   Which is an example of value addition?

   1. Planting more seed
   2. Sorting, drying and packing a crop so it can be sold later at a better price
   3. Waiting for prices to rise without doing anything
   4. Buying a bigger field
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   Answer: B. Value addition changes the product, its place, time, quality or presentation so that a buyer finds it more useful.

2. Question 2

   What should you do first when choosing a value-added product?

   1. Buy equipment
   2. Identify a buyer and learn what they need
   3. Choose a name
   4. Copy a competitor's price
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   Answer: B. A product with no buyer has no value. Start with the buyer.

3. Question 3

   A neighbour says his dried product 'cures' an illness. What is the best advice?

   1. Put it on the label, it will sell
   2. Do not make health claims; describe the product and check what claims the rules allow
   3. Ask customers to spread the word
   4. Charge more
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   Answer: B. Health claims are strictly regulated in many places and can mislead or harm buyers.

4. Question 4

   In the invented raw-versus-processed table, why was the gain small even though the price was higher?

   1. Buyers did not like it
   2. Extra costs and losses used up most of the extra income
   3. The raw product was cheaper to sell
   4. A mistake in the table
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   Answer: B. A higher price only helps if it exceeds the extra costs, losses and time.

5. Question 5

   Which of these is a way to add value without owning a farm?

   1. Providing clean storage for a crop between harvest and sale
   2. Waiting for others to grow more
   3. Selling land
   4. Raising prices
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   Answer: A. Storage, transport, sorting, packing and connecting buyers and sellers are all ways to add value.

6. Question 6

   Why write down your method for making a product?

   1. So that it is the same every time and others can repeat it
   2. Because buyers read it
   3. To keep it secret forever
   4. It is not needed for small producers
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   Answer: A. Consistency comes from a method you can repeat, and trust comes from consistency.

7. Question 7

   Choose a raw product you know. Name two things it could become, a possible buyer for each, and one question you would need to answer before starting.

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   Model answer: A good answer names two realistic products (for example dried fruit and a puree), a specific buyer for each (such as a small shop or a school canteen) and a practical question such as safe processing, shelf life, packaging or the rules for selling it in your country.

8. Question 8

   Explain why you should run a small pilot before investing in equipment.

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   Model answer: Because a pilot shows real costs, real losses and what buyers will pay, at low risk. It helps you decide whether to continue, change the idea or stop, before you spend a large amount of money.

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