Essays about: "cocoa"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the word cocoa.

  1. 16. Solar Drying Systems for farmers in Cameroon

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Mir Shwan Kurdi; Linn Öström; [2016]
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    Abstract : Imagine being a farmer having your livelyhood endangered by heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms due to global warming (Habiba Gitay 2002), when what you really need is sun to dry your maize, coffee or cocoa harvest. Such is the case for the farmers in Cameroon. READ MORE

  3. 17. Assessment of the implementation of alternative process technologies for rural heat and power production from cocoa pod husks

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Dimitra Maleka; [2016]
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    Abstract : Cocoa pod husks are generated in Côte d’Ivoire, in abundant quantities annually. The majority is left as waste to decompose at the plantations. A review of the ultimate and proximate composition of CPH resulted in the conclusion that, CPH is a high potential feedstock for both thermochemical and biochemical processes. READ MORE

  4. 18. How to Create a Sustainable Supply of Goods - NPOs´Impact on Peruvian Cocoa Farmers´Quality of Life

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sandra Bowall; Sanna Pettersson Dahlgren; [2014-09-23]
    Keywords : sustainable supply; quality of life; non-profit organisation; thirdparty certification; cocoa; HDI;

    Abstract : In order to create a sustainable supply of goods, there is a need for improving the producers’ quality of life. Within cocoa production in Peru, one of the major challenges for securing a future supply is that the next generation of cocoa farmers leave the farms for a more qualitative life in the cities. READ MORE

  5. 19. Is Bitcoin here to stay?- A case study on cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Brittemira Abdi; [2014]
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    Abstract : Begreppet pengar har funnits sedan vi började använda varor och råvaror som betalningsmedel. I tusentals år har människor tagit för vana att använda pengar till att handla med varor och tjänster. READ MORE

  6. 20. Small-scale versus large-scale cocoa farming in Cameroon : which farm type is more ready for the future?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Chi Bemieh Fule; [2013]
    Keywords : Cameroon; cocoa; large-scale farming; small-scale farming;

    Abstract : Smallholding in the cocoa sector has been seen as a hindrance to production and productivity growth due to the ageing of the cocoa farmers, limited access to credit, low level of education and low adoptability of innovations. In order to curb this, policy makers have resorted to implementing policy instruments that encourage the extension of small rural farms into larger farms, thereby undermining the challenges that large-scale farmers might have to deal with. READ MORE