Supply Chains

Supply chains are networks of all the businesses required to make, supply, sell, and service products. Rural families are customers to many parallel supply chains for agricultural inputs and household products. 

In addition to building and strengthening individual enterprises at all levels of supply chains, IDE builds linkages among these enterprises to leave behind a strong, flexible network that can respond to the needs of rural families. Assistance to the supply chains includes business administration, customer service, marketing, and technical training. When launching new products and services, IDE provides extensive direct rural marketing. This helps supply chains through the prohibitive costs of product launch and develops a consumer base.