Question

Escents, a body lotion manufacturer from Canada, negotiated a contract with a shea butter company in Mali, Africa, to supply 40% of the needed shea butter for its products. The negotiations ended, and the process of moving shea butter supplies across Mali to the coast for shipping began. Along the way, there were delays because trucks would be stopped by washed-out roads or faulty bridges. What challenge did Escents discover with working in a less-developed country like Mali

Answer 1

Answer: Infrastructure Challenge.

Explanation:

A major problem in developing countries is insufficient and often damaged infrastructure. There are lack of roads and other mean of access to quite some areas in the country and those routes that do have road networks sometimes see trade still hampered by damage to those road networks.

Sometimes there would be potholes that require careful maneuvering and sometimes the roads would be washed out. In this case Escents is experiencing Dela due to washed-out roads or faulty bridges which are examples of infrastructural damage.