Arnold, JohnVillareal, Theresa2014-03-262014-03-262002-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17401This report is part of a strategy to promotes trade competitiveness within the East Asia and Pacific Region. It presents an overview of the logistics issues facing East Asia countries and proposes a development agenda for them. Based on the recognition that the countries have basic differences in their level of development, extent of openness, and composition of trade, it begins by discussing the benefits of improved logistics. The East Asian countries are organized into an action matrix, with an analysis of the logistics needs appropriate to each group. The country working papers (volumes 2, 3, & 5)discuss the assessment of preset logistics services and the impediments they impose upon, and opportunities they offer for, expanded trade, including policy reform proposals. The special report on ports (volume 4) addresses port development in relation to urban growth.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL MARKETSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREANIMAL FEEDAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGYBANANASBARRIERS TO ENTRYBERTHBERTHSBULK CARRIERSCARGOCARGO HANDLINGCARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENTCARGOESCARTELCFSCOCOACOCONUTCOMMERCIAL CROPSCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCONSIGNMENTCONTAINER YARDCONTAINERSCOOPERATIVESCORNCOST & FREIGHTCROPCROP DIVERSIFICATIONCROPSCUSTOMSCYDEADWEIGHTDISCOUNT RATESDISTRIBUTORSDWTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SITUATIONECONOMIES OF SCALEEXPORTSFARMFARM EMPLOYMENTFARM INCOMEFARMERFARMERSFARMINGFARMSFERTILIZERFISHERIESFOOD INDUSTRYFOOD SECURITYFREE TRADEFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT ON BOARDFREIGHT RATESFRUITSGNPGOVERNMENT REGULATIONGOVERNMENT REGULATIONSGRAINGRAIN TRADEGRAINSGROSS VALUEGROWTH RATEHANDLINGHARVESTINGIMPORTSINEFFICIENCYINNOVATIONLOADINGLOGISTICS COSTSMANGOESMEATMODERN FACILITIESMONOPOLIESOILPACKAGINGPADDYPAPAYASPINEAPPLESPLANTATIONSPORTSPOULTRYPRODUCEPRODUCT QUALITYPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTIVITYQUALITY CONTROLQUALITY STANDARDSQUOTASRICERICE PRODUCTIONSHIPMENTSSHIPPERSSHIPPINGSHIPPING CHARGESSHIPPING COSTSSHIPPING INDUSTRYSMALL FARMERSSTOCKSSTORAGE FACILITIESSUPPLY CHAINSTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTOMATOESTRAFFICTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSITTRANSPORT SERVICESVALUE ADDEDVEGETABLESVESSELSWAREHOUSESWAREHOUSINGWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOYIELDS TRADELOGISTICSLOGISTICS ANALYSISLOGISTIC SYSTEMSCONTAINER TRANSPORTMULTIMODAL TRANSPORTCUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURESAIR FREIGHTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTUREIMPORTSAGRICULTURAL TRADETRADE FACILITATIONTRADE AGREEMENTSLOGISTICS CHAINCROSS BORDER TRADECONTAINER DEPOTSCOFFEE TRADECLOTHING INDUSTRYWOOD INDUSTRYSUPPLY CHAINSCORN INDUSTRYPORTS REGULATIONPORT CAPACITYPORT MANAGEMENTPORT DEVELOPMENT10.1596/17401