Logistics in Lagging Regions: Overcoming Local Barriers to Global Connectivity (World Bank Studies)

by Charles Kunaka (Author)

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  2010

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  Using case studies of sisal and soybean supply chains in Brazil and India respectively, this study explores the role and impact of intermediaries in facilitating trade in lagging regions. The study assesses the horizontal relationships between the small scale producers in thin markets and the vertical connections between different tiers of the same supply chain.