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Blog: Access to finance in Bangladesh |
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| by Barclay O'Brien |
| This blog considers options for access to finance for inclusive businesses in Bangladesh and links to Barclay O'Brien's presentation, delivered at the workshop. Click to read. |
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Video presentation: Agora's experience building a fresh produce supply chain |
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| by Ranjan De Silva, Agora CEO |
| A video presentation by Ranjan De Silva at the Bangladesh Agri Business Supply Chain Conference. Agora is the leading Supermarket Chain in Bangladesh where Ranjan is the CEO. He shares his experience of building Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) suppliers for fresh produce in preparation for Agora’s rapid expansion. |
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Farm to Fork: agro value chain development |
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| by Anil Chopra |
| This wide ranging presentation based on Anil Chopra's long experince of innovating in agribusiness supply chains in South Asia, introduced many of the topics that were explored over the rest of the 2 day conference.. |
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Efficient information management: key to agri supply chain success |
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| by Sachin Sharma, ITC Limited |
| Sachin Sharma of ITC, India, presented their e-Choupal model and how this had transformed the agribusiness supply chain. The presentation also includes a list of further reading on this inspiring inclusive business model. |
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Growing dairy and fruit bevereage categories |
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| by Sayef Nasir, Country Director, Tetra Pack Bangladesh |
| This presentation addresses opportunities in the dairy and fruit beverage sectors and challenges and solutions for liquid food preservation. Sayef Nasir is Country Director, Tetra Pak Bangladesh |
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Access to finance for inclusive agribusiness in Bangaldesh |
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| by Barclay O'Brian |
| This presentation is a summary of a financial lanscape survey that Challenges Consulting have conducted on behalf of BIF. |
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Developing SME suppliers for the Agora supply chain |
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| by Ranjan DeSilva |
| This presentation describes how Agora is helping its SME suppliers in the fresh produce sector to strengthen their businesses and develop a more inclusive supply chain. |
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Packaging and transportation problems and opportunities in horticultural supply chains |
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| by Dr Sreekanta Sheel |
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In this presentation Dr. Sreekanta Sheel shares many insights into the problems and opportunities in the transportation of fresh produce. His recommendations on the use of plastic crates, and why this had not yet taken off in Bangladesh, provoked one of the most lively and useful panel discussions at the conference.
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| BACKGROUND MATERIAL |
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Agribusiness supply chain conference overview |
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| his paper was sent to companies that were interested in sponsoring the conference. |
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