Caracterización y dimensionamiento de redes logísticas en la región central

Abstract

The agri-food system depends critically on logistics to ensure the efficient movement of agricultural products from rural areas to agricultural zones. However, in many regions of Colombia, this connection is hampered by infrastructure deficiencies, weak coordination among stakeholders, a fragmented logistics service landscape, and the lack of an integrated vision for supply flows. These conditions lead to increased costs, longer transport times, reduced product quality, and decreased competitiveness for producers. In this context, agro-logistics corridors emerge as a territorial planning tool that allows for the understanding and organization of agricultural production, transport, processing, and distribution flows along functional axes. These corridors are not limited to transport routes but integrate logistics hubs, support services, institutional actors, and economic dynamics that, together, shape the supply system. Within these corridors, Local Economic Initiatives (LEIs) play a strategic role. These infrastructures act as hubs for concentrating, consolidating, and redistributing cargo, in addition to offering services such as storage, sorting, packaging, logistics information, and marketing support. Their appropriate location, hierarchical organization, and integration with production corridors are crucial for improving the performance of the agricultural logistics system