Essays about: "investments in ghana"

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  1. 11. Integrated Development for Sustainable Development : A study of the agriculture sector in Ghana

    University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

    Author : Nicolina Lindblad; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; OSeMOSYS; CLEWs; Ghana; Agriculture;

    Abstract : The growing demand for our most valuable resources; land, energy, and water, due to population growth and increased living standards, put the security of these resources at risk. The complexity of climate change, with the interdependencies between the aforementioned resources and potential feedback loops, makes the issue even more inextricable. READ MORE

  3. 12. Land grabbing and its implications on rural livelihoods in Ghana and Ethiopia : a comparative study

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

    Author : Emma Stenberg; Vincent Said Rafiee; [2018]
    Keywords : Land grabbing; Ghana; Ethiopia; political ecology; environmental justice; accumulation by dispossession; sustainable rural livelihoods.;

    Abstract : The rush for land has escalated the last decade, with Sub-Saharan Africa as the most targeted region. Governments, local elites and foreign corporations are increasingly taking control over large areas of agricultural lands with the aim of creating higher financial returns and achieve food security. READ MORE

  4. 13. Growing technology and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa through Business Innovation Centres: Case study of Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Blaise Bayuo; [2017]
    Keywords : Innovation; technology incubators; Sub-Saharan Africa; startups; innovation systems.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Bridging the technological innovation gap in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a concern to governments and development partners. Investments in programmes that will facilitate the diffusion of technology into the public and private sectors have been pursued over the past two decades. READ MORE

  5. 14. Challenges and opportunities for strengthening tertiary agricultural education and private sector collaboration in Africa : a case study of the UniBRAIN agribusiness innovation incubator consortia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Marta Zdravkovic; [2014]
    Keywords : Agribusiness; UniBRAIN; incubator; partnerships; Africa; institutions; internships; curricula;

    Abstract : Tertiary Agricultural Education is taking place in an environment of complex constrain in Africa. These include poor state of institutional facilities, sometimes outmoded curricula, limited institutional collaboration and too large student-lecturer ratios. READ MORE

  6. 15. Constructing a sustainable Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Oskar Holst; [2013]
    Keywords : sustainable development; trade-offs; Sino-African relations; ideal- types; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis analysed sustainable development policies in China’s 11th Five-Year Plan and sustainable development considerations at the building of the Bui Dam in Ghana. The theory section discusses and defines sustainable development, and in the method section, ‘ideal-types’ of economic, social and environmental development were developed. READ MORE