Fries, GwynethWeiss, EliWhite, Kendra2014-01-292014-01-292013-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16702This study is designed to build a link between the study and improvement of agriculture and that of logistics for agricultural exports, and complements the Grenada Small Farmer Vulnerability Reduction project. The objective of logistics chain analysis (LCA) is to understand product movement for two of Grenada's primary agricultural exports and identify opportunities to enhance competitiveness for these and other products by improving logistics. Logistics refers to the infrastructure, machinery, related services, and information systems that allow products to move from the original point of production to the final point of consumption. The analysis identifies where logistics inefficiencies, from the farm gate to the port of exit, increase logistics expenses, travel times, and uncertainty. A strategic plan to increase agricultural exports must involve coordinated public and private investments in the infrastructure, equipment and services necessary for exporters to load and unload products at their own warehouses. Further diagnostic work will be needed to identify the proper technical projects and investments, assess their potential costs and impacts for nutmeg and cocoa exports, as well as for agricultural exports in general.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREAIRANIMAL PRODUCTSAVERAGE SPEEDSBAGGINGBAGSBARSBORDER MANAGEMENTBOTTLENECKSBOXESBRIDGEBUSBUS FARECARGOCARGO INSURANCECARGO VOLUMESCERTIFICATE OF ORIGINCHOCOLATECOCOACOCOA BEANSCOCOA INDUSTRIESCOCOA PRICESCOLD CHAINCOMPETITIVENESSCONTAINER HANDLINGCONTAINER TRANSPORTCONTAINER TRUCKSCONTAINERSCOOPERATIVESCROPCROPSCULTIVATIONCUSTOMSCUSTOMS BROKERSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS PROCEDURESDELIVERIESDIESELDIESEL FUELDISTRIBUTION CENTERSDOMESTIC TRANSPORTDRIED BEANSDRY BEANSESSENTIAL OILSEXPORT MARKETSFARMFARMERFARMERSFARMSFERMENTATIONFINANCIAL INCENTIVEFISHERIESFOOD SAFETYFOOD SAFETY SYSTEMSFREIGHTFREIGHT RATESGROWING SEASONHANDLINGHARVESTERSHARVESTINGHIGH TRANSPORTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINNOVATIONINSPECTIONJUTELABOR POLICYLOADINGLOGISTICS ANALYSISLOGISTICS CHAINLOGISTICS COSTSMANIFESTSMANUFACTURINGMARINE TRANSPORTMARITIME TRANSPORTMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET PRICEMARKET SHAREMARKET STRUCTUREMARKETINGMOLDNUTMEGNUTMEGSPACKAGINGPERISHABLE GOODSPERISHABLE PRODUCTSPORT AUTHORITIESPORT AUTHORITYPORT INFRASTRUCTUREPRICE INCENTIVEPRICE PREMIUMPRODUCER PRICEPRODUCT QUALITYQUALITY CONTROLRESTAURANTSROADROADSROUND TRIPROUTEROUTESSAFETYSALESEEDSEEDSSHIPMENTSSHIPPERSSHIPPINGSHIPPING COMPANIESSHIPSSMALL FARMERSPICESSUPERMARKETSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAIN APPROACHSUPPLY CHAINSSURPLUSTRADE FACILITATIONTRAFFICTRANSITTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT RATESTRANSPORT SERVICETRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORTSTRANSSHIPMENTTRAVEL TIMESTREESTROPICAL FRUITSTRUCKSVEHICLESVESSELSWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWILTWORLD MARKETYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/16702