A Value Chain is a set of activities that a company performs in order to deliver its product or service for the market. The concept was introduced by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, ...

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021—The World Bank has approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit for a new National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) that ...

WASHINGTON DC, June 12, 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $34.5 million financing to help Bhutan boost value addition and employment in the agriculture, livestock, ...

A sea change in global commerce is underway. Power struggles, climate change and the imperative to protect supply chain continuity in an increasingly tumultuous world all require a refactoring of ...

Supply chain reorchestration is a hot topic. Countries large and small have prioritized various supply chain resilience efforts to help protect critical supply lines and products like reshoring and ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has officially launched the Multinational Rice ...

The global shift and restructuring of global value chains (GVCs) due to US–China trade tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic have strengthened India’s position and potential for integration into GVCs.