by Harry Bremmers, Bernd van der Meulen, Zorica Sredojevi & Jo Wijnands Recent price movements have put food supply chains under pressure. On the one side, upward price tendencies on commodity markets result in higher costs to processing firms. On the other side, these firms are confronted with a strong…
DISENTANGLING THE COMPLEXITY OF INDIA’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
by Jayanth Raghothama, Sebastiaan Meijer, Robin King Agricultural policies in India directly impact the livelihoods of close to two thirds of India’s population. Through policies, the government manages food security, urban and rural poverty, energy, and infrastructure, among others. Given the current state of India’s governance, the connection between policy…
MEMBERS OF A SUPPLY CHAIN AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
by Noémi Ványi Today, companies do not compete individually on the market, but as members of a supply chain, delivering their goods or services to customers through shared collaboration. The main objective of the members in the chain is to satisfy customer needs, in the interest of which they cooperate…