Essays about: "African Markets"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 essays containing the words African Markets.
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1. Participation, Empowerment and Power Dynamics in the Digitalisation of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethnographic Research on the Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Platforms for Agricultural Development in Kenya
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Information and Communication Technologies, such as mobile phones, are hoped to contribute to rural development and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that mobile platforms bundle diverse digital services, including financing, marketing, and value chain management, they are supposed to be of support to smallholder farmers. READ MORE
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2. The Untapped Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of the development of private capital and its impact on the last frontier of growth
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : As the market is starting to see an increase in private capital investments in sub-Saharan Africa, questions have been raised as to what has changed from the perspective of investors when it comes to investing in a market that has traditionally been underfunded. Through a case study analysing the risks, challenges, and opportunities of investing in sub-Saharan Africa, we attempt to analyse the reasons for traditional investor hesitancy and better map the risk and reward landscape as it is seen today. READ MORE
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3. Estimating Photovoltaic capacity using customs data : Model development of the tool NJORD and photovoltaics' characterization and impact on the African continent
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Byggteknik och byggd miljöAbstract : Photovoltaics (PV) is one of the fastest growing power sources in the world in the last twenty years, being the most installed power source in almost half of the world's countries in 2020. Despite this, precise tracking of installations of PV does not exist in most of the world's markets due to PVs unique scalability and modularity. READ MORE
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4. Mapping the pig value chain in the Dominican Republic with emphasis on the risk of transmission of African swine fever
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : As in many other parts of the world, pigs provide an important source of food and income in the Dominican Republic (DR). However, the pig production in the country faces great challenges since African swine fever (ASF) was reintroduced in 2021, after being absent for over 40 years. READ MORE
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5. Defend or attack: when do companies’ strategies employ aggressive or defensive tactics when faced with digital transformation in banking : A two nation comparison between the Swedish and the South African bank environment
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : In today's fast-paced and technology-driven society, the banking industry is undergoing a big change in digital transformation. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the reason behind the differences in digital banking product development between South Africa and Sweden, and what reasons there are behind the differences in the two environments. READ MORE
