van der Vorst, Jack G.A.J.Snels, Joost2014-04-162014-04-162014-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17834The Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Sustainable Logistics (MDTF-SL) aims at promoting innovative assistance projects that can break new grounds, test new ideas, and generate new knowledge for sustainable logistics that can be replicated in other countries and project. In November 2013 we were asked to write a position paper that analyses the state of affairs in Agro-Logistics. It aims to: (1) review and suggest a conceptual grounding for the MDTF-SL's activities; (2) outline the specific challenges developing countries face on Agro-Logistics; and (3) review existing attempts or interventions to meet the identified challenges. This position note starts with a definition for agro-logistics to have a mutual understanding of the concept. Section two presents emerging global trends and developments, which are then, translated to key logistics objectives in section three. Next, in section four, five international cases are presented that illustrate the needs and key bottlenecks in agro-logistics for developing countries. Section five presents an overview of potential interventions to improve logistics performances, resulting in recommendations (section six).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYAGRICULTUREAIRAIR FREIGHTAIR POLLUTIONAIRPORTAUCTIONSAUTOMATIONBANANASBEEFBEST PRACTICESBOTTLENECKSBRAIN DRAINBRIDGEBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS INTELLIGENCEBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESSESBUYERSCACAOCAPABILITYCARRIERSCHILD LABORCLIMATE CHANGECOLD CHAINCOLD CHAINSCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMUNICATION NETWORKSCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE PRICECOMPETITIVENESSCONTAINERSCOSTS OF TRANSPORTATIONCUSTOMER DEMANDSCUSTOMER RESPONSECUSTOMER SATISFACTIONCUSTOMER SERVICECUSTOMSDAIRYDATA ANALYSISDECISION MAKING PROCESSDECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMSDEMAND FOR FOODDEMAND FORECASTINGDISTRIBUTION CHANNELDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMAINDRIVERSDRIVINGECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC CRISESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSECONOMICSECONOMIES OF SCALEEMERGING MARKETSEMISSIONEMISSION TRADINGEMISSIONSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT OPPORTUNITIESEXPORT PROMOTIONFAIRFAIR TRADEFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFOOD AVAILABILITYFOOD CHAINFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD DEMANDFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD ENGINEERINGFOOD INDUSTRIESFOOD INDUSTRYFOOD LAWFOOD LOSSESFOOD PRICESFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD QUALITYFOOD SAFETYFOOD SECURITYFOOD SPOILAGEFOOD SUPPLYFOREIGN INVESTMENTSFREIGHT SERVICESFRUITFRUITSFUELFUELSGERMSGLOBAL MARKETPLACEGLOBALIZATIONHARDWAREHORIZONTAL INTEGRATIONHUMAN CAPITALICTIMPACT ASSESSMENTINCOMEINFORMATION FLOWSINFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNINGINFRASTRUCTURESINNOVATIONINNOVATIONSINSPECTIONINTERFACESINTERNATIONAL ACTORSINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTINTERNATIONALIZATIONINVENTORIESINVENTORYINVENTORY CONTROLINVENTORY COSTSINVENTORY MANAGEMENTLABOR FORCELABOURLABOUR FORCELAND USELAND-USE PLANNINGLICENSELOCALIZATIONLOGISTICS COMPANIESLOGISTICS SYSTEMLOGISTICS SYSTEMSMAIZEMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANGOMARKET ACCESSMARKET DEMANDMARKET DEMANDSMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET PLACEMARKET PRICEMARKET TRANSPARENCYMARKETINGMARKETPLACEMATERIALMEATMIDDLEMENNATURAL RESOURCESNETWORKSNEXT GENERATIONSNOISENUTOPEN MARKETORDER FULFILLMENTOUTSOURCINGPACKAGINGPACKINGPALM OILPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCESPERISHABILITYPERISHABLE FOODPESTICIDESPOLLUTIONPOTATOESPRICE FLUCTUATIONSPRICE INCREASESPRICE INDEXPRICE VOLATILITYPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPRODUCT QUALITYPRODUCTION PROCESSESPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPROTEINPROTOCOLSPURCHASINGPURCHASING POWERQUALITY MANAGEMENTR&DRAILRESOURCE PLANNINGRESULTRESULTSRETAILRICEROADROADSROUTESSAFETYSAFETY STANDARDSSALESERVICE PROVIDERSSMART TAGSSPREADSTANDARDIZATIONSTAPLE FOODSSTOCKSSTORAGE FACILITIESSUGARSUPERMARKETSSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSUPPLY CHAINSSUPPLY MANAGEMENTSUPPLY NETWORKSYSTEM DEVELOPMENTTAXTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTSTECHNOLOGICAL STANDARDSTEMPERATURE CONTROLSTIRESTRACEABILITYTRADE FACILITATIONTRANSITTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT POLICYTRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVESTRANSPORTATION COSTSTRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENTTRANSPORTATION RESEARCHTRUCKSTURNOVERVALUE CHAINVALUE CHAINSVEGETABLESVEHICLESVIRTUAL BUSINESSWAREHOUSESWASTE REDUCTIONWHEATWHOLESALERSWORKING CONDITIONSWORLD FOOD SUMMIT10.1596/17834