Last Mile Distribution: State of the sector update 2022 (Executive summary)
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Authors
Colenbrander, Emma
Klarsfeld McGrath, Lucie
Issue Date
2022-03-30
Type
Language
en
Keywords
Agriculture , Development , Energy , Technology , Water and Sanitation
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Abstract
This is the executive summary for 'The Last Mile Distribution: State of the sector update 2022', which provides an overview of how the last mile distribution (LMD) sector has evolved since 2019, and what the future looks like for last mile distributors (LMDs). Based on data from 132 GDC members, as well as evidence and insights gathered by the GDC over the last three years, it provides a comprehensive overview of the GDC membership profile and the progress and impact of GDC members. It also explores four major trends in the LMD sector, in the areas of digitalisation, access to finance, product diversification and consumer financing. Overall, the report finds that, despite significant challenges – not least Covid-19 – the LMD sector is impactful, resilient and increasingly professional. External support, including access to finance, is key to unlocking LMDs’ full potential for impact at the last mile as is the capacity of the sector as a whole to leverage LMDs’ learnings to accelerate growth and impact.
Description
This is the executive summary for the report Last Mile Distribution: State of the sector update 2022.