摘要:The value chain up-gradation as an approach is very much relevant for poverty reduction, women empowerment and environmental preservation in traditional as well as no-traditional sector. It helps to develop and upgrade the various nodes in the value chain and its direct impact could be observed in socioeconomic development of rural poor and small producer groups. The policy makers, rural development professionals and related stakeholders could also find a better way of planning to give space to integrate the poor producers with market.