Essays about: "Agro-processing"

Found 4 essays containing the word Agro-processing.

1. 1. An investigation of Market-Based Development through the DANIDA Market Development Partnerships Programme

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Sofie Østergaard Jensen; [2022]
   Keywords : Market-based development; Private sector development; Markets; DANIDA; Global South; Local inclusion; Partnership building; Local capacity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the concept of market-based development through the DANIDA Market Development Partnerships programme (DMDP), a challenge fund by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). Market-based development is an emerging development approach that introduces the market in development work in order to achieve business goals and development objectives simultaneously, which has gained influence in the last decades. READ MORE

3. 2. Thermochemical energy utilization of biomass in Rwanda - a screening of potential feedstocks

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

   Author : Felix Johansson Carne; [2022]
   Keywords : bioenergy; agricultural; residues; waste; agroforestry; africa; energiteknik; bioenergi; jordbruksrester; afrika; termokemisk; bränslen;

   Abstract : Traditional bioenergy practices in sub-Saharan Africa involve collecting natural forest wood and burning it in simple fireplaces for household cooking. This is actually still very common, especially in rural areas. The situation is unfortunately connected to health issues, inequality and natural forest degradation and deforestation. READ MORE

4. 3. A tuber for Ghanaian development: Influence of agro-processing activities in the lives and livelihoods of cassava farmers.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Cesar Gonzalo Davila Novoa; [2022]
   Keywords : agro-processing; lives; livelihoods; cassava; farmers; agricultural transformation; technologies; farm size; marketing; education; health; infrastructure; women; partnerships.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The study explores the influence of agro-processing activities in the lives and livelihoods of cassava farmers in five communities located in four districts in the Ashanti and Volta regions in Ghana. The qualitative research is done by performing thirty-six semi-structured interviews to farmers and stakeholders along the cassava value chain. READ MORE

5. 4. Challenges Facing Food Processing MSEs in Tanzania : A Qualitative Case Study of the Sunflower Oil Industry in Babati, Manyara

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Mikaela Ekblom; [2016]
   Keywords : Agribusiness; Micro and small-scale businesses; Firm growth; Food value chain; Agro-processing;

   Abstract : Food processing micro- and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) play an important role in the national economic development of Tanzania. Though many of them have great growth potential, they face a number of constraints hindering further development, and large amounts of cooking oil are imported each year. READ MORE