Logistics and freight market in North America and Europe

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r ruben m slingerland and h nijhoff eds agro food chains networks for development 1 25 2006 springer printed in the netherlands chapter issues approaches strategies ruerd maja hans wageningen university research centre wur po box 9101 6700 hb abstract play an increasingly important role providing access to markets producers developing countries globalization of trade integration supply lead new demands regarding quality safety analytical addressing involve a mixture disciplines that focus on efficiency organization innovation as key dimensions competitiveness smallholder participation global is critically determined by three processes market network governance chain upgrading public voluntary agencies may provide contributions reinforcing environment keywords international cooperation introduction urbanization industrialization put increasing agribusiness once characterized autonomy independence actors are now