The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruptions to global trade and has sparked questions about the future of global value chains (GVCs). New World Bank research, however, suggests that not ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The three-month “Farmers’ and Agro-Entrepreneurs Accelerator” aims to reach 200 beneficiaries from Karakalpakstan, with a ...

EBRD lending up to US$ 60 million to Dorado Financing will support sustainable local sourcing and processing of cashew nuts ...

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 ...

Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, along with Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma, launched the Mizoram Ginger Mission with an outlay of Rs 189.79 crore. The ...