Further analysis therefore needs to focus on particular commodity chains that move from developing countries to the global market and the role that logistics and transport plays within these chains.
Of particular importance is the governance of the chain including the logistics part, the locations of value creation and how these commodities are routed and the bottlenecks they encounter.
Such understanding can also provide better insights for
policymakers engaged with promoting economic development. Within the GOLLS (‘governance of
labour and logistics for sustainability’) project, such research is presently underway by focusing on
particular commodity chains between Brazil and Holland.