Sourcing Agarwood and Kynam: A Buyer's Field Guide to Authenticity, Oil Content, and Acceptance
Ask most procurement teams where the real difficulty sits in buying natural raw materials, and you will hear about lead times, minimum order quantities, or currency exposure. Ask someone who has actually bought agarwood or kynam, and the answer is different. The hard part is that the material itself is difficult to read. Two pieces of wood sitting side by side on a bench can look almost...