Adoption Of Cleaner Production For Achieving Sustainable Industrial Development In Tobacco Industries: A Case Study Of British American Tobacco, Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION

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CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Definitions of key words/terms 1

1.1.1 Sustainable development-Sustainable development is the development that meets the needs of.. 1

1.1.2 Sustainable industrial development 1

1.1.3 Cleaner production in manufacturing industries 1

1.2 Tobacco growing in Uganda 2

1.3 Background to the study 3

1.4 Statement of the problem 5

1.5 General Objective 6

1.6 Specific objectives 6

1.7 Research Questions 6

1.8 Scope of the study 6

1.9 Significance of the Study 7

CHAPTER TWO 8

LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.0 Introduction 8

2.1 INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES USED FOR MANUFACTURING CIGARETTES IN BATU 8

Tobacco industrial processes 9

2.1.1.1 Curing 9

i) Air curing 10

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ii) Fire curing.10

iii) Fuel curing 10

2.2 CONCERNS ARISING FROM THE TOBACCO PROCESSING PROCESSES 13

2.1.4 Cleaner Production indicators and options 14

2.1.4.1 Cleaner Production indicators 14

2.3. ADOPTION OF CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 16

2.3 EXTENT AT WHICH CLEANER PRODUCTION HAS MINIMISED IMPACTS OF

INDUSTRIAL TOBACCO PROCESSING 18

2.3.1 Cleaner production principles 19

2.4. Benefits and Challenges of Cleaner Production implementation 23

2.4.1 Benefits of cleaner production implementation 23

2.4.2 Challenges of Cleaner Production implementation 24

CHAPTER THREE 27

METHODOLOGY 27

3.0 Introductions 27

3.1 Study area 27

3.1.1 Location 27

3.1.2 Climate 27

3.2.1 Research design 29

3.3.2 Study population 29

3.3.3 Sampling design 29

3.3.3.2 Sample selection 29

3.4 Data collection instruments 30

3.4.1 Interview Schedule 30

3.4.2 Questionnaires 30

3.4.3 Observation 30

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