ABSTRACT The study on the economic valuation of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and its implication for adaptation to climate change was conducted in four villages surrounding Iyondo Forest Reserve (IFR). The study specifically aimed at identifying and quantifying NTFPs for subsistence use and trade, examining factors influencing supply and demand of NTFPs, examining the total economic value of NTFPs and determining profit margin between different actors along the NTFPs market value chain...
Abstract In pursuit of the topic competitive bidding in public procurement and service delivery management, this chapter brings fotth the introduction to the research paper as it tackles the background of the study, the statement of the problem, purpose of the study, study objectives. research questions, the scope of the study in terms of geography, content/variables and time, and eventually the significance of the study. 1.1 Background of the study The background has four dimensions or persp...
Abstract Banana is one of the most important fruits in Kenya as it contributes to about 32% of the foreign income of the total exported fruits. Despite this contribution, banana farming is facing numerous challenges such as lack of clean planting material, pest and diseases and poor agronomic and crop husbandry practices leading to low productivity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate technology adoption along banana value chain and its effects on productivity among smallholder farmers...
Abstract This study attempts to examine enhancement of Organisational performance through strategic management. The performanceof any business organization in the competitive economy is highly dependentupon the quality of its management vis a vis proper implementation of strategicmanagement. The dynamism in business environment makes it imperative fororganizations to adopt an anticipating stance towards changes. Cultivating aproactive management culture that will enable an organization to ta...
ABSTRACT Crime remains a major challenge confronting societies, especially, urban communities which continue to experience influx of people with various criminal orientations. In maintaining safety in communities through crime control, the approaches hitherto in Ghana had been focusing on formal state institutions notably the Ghana Police Service to the neglect of community crime control actors. Apparently, there is a growing concern as to the need for community to participate in crime contr...
Abstract Potable water treatment and supply systems are designed and constructed to deliver adequate water to meet consumer demand requirements. Consequently, water demand forecasting is essential for the design and operations management of treated water supply systems. Correct prediction of time-varying water demand trends and the critical water demand values determines the extent to which a network can satisfy critical demand and maintain economic efficiency. This study aimed to forecast K...
ABSTRACT This research work is aimed at recommending possible solution to the organization and management problem of rural water supply programme in Nigeria with a case study of ANSWC Nnewi. The mean or average number of adult and children in the sample household are 3 and 6 respectively and total income reported is N200 to 100 per household per month. The statement of the problems is that the growing commercial and industrial town of Nnewi has been without adequate possible water. The pur...
Abstract Abundant energy supply is the lifeblood of modern civilisation. Energy poverty arising from poor management despite appreciable energy resource base continues to be a major constraint on the socio-economic development of Nigeria. The crucial challenge of the energy sector in the country includes inadequate energy supply, its security and sustainability. In this paper we briefly examine the roles of the major primary energy forms in the country as well as some of the alternative energ...
ABSTRACT Nyandarua County has enormous milk production potential and has a high amount of milk due to large population of dairy cows coupled with the huge milk market demand from within and without. Despite this potential, milk post-harvest losses have posed a major challenge to the dairy sector in the county. The objectives of the study were: to characterize the socio economic and milk handling attributes of milk producers, to estimate mean milk losses attributable to milk producers and tran...
ABSTRACT A Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) is important in a paddy value chain because the commodity requires storage before it reaches consumers. Furthermore, a WRS may enhance speed of transactions and lower costs along the supply chain. However, little is known about the overall profit efficiency of paddy-rice farmers using warehouses. This study investigates the profit of the farmers in Kilombero District by examining the role of WRS on profit. In this study, a stochastic profit frontier ...
ABSTRACT Recently there was decline in fish volume captured from natural resources including Nile tilapia from Lake Victoria, which eventually created the opportunity for Nile tilapia farmers to venture in covering the gap. The study aimed to analyze the value chain of Farmed Nile tilapia in Coast, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Geita Regions. The regions were purposive selected due to their potential in fish farming and fishing activities of communities in those areas.The overall objective was t...
ABSTRACT Sesame is among one of important economic crop for smallholder farmers and other actors involved in value chain. However, smallholder farmers have not fully benefited due to fragmented market and unimproved production. This study was conducted to assess the profitability of sesame actors along the value chain in Masasi District. The specific objectives were to identify the structure and functioning of the value chain; to determine the gross margin received by different actors along S...
ABSTRACT Chili is a highly profitable vegetable crop cultivated by majority of rural farm household and it contributes more than half of the income of the farmers. The study considered the value chain analysis of dry chili pepper and its related activities in the Ada West District of Ghana. Primary data was collected using well-structured and pre-tested questionnaires administered to 182 respondents. The respondents included 105 chili pepper farmers, 42 dry chili pepper wholesalers and 35 dry...
ABSTRACT Providing agro- ecologically adaptive, low-inputs and high productive chickens in terms of eggs and meat remain critical to transforming smallholder chicken farmers in developing countries from subsistence to commercial production. The provision of such chickens will ultimately bring diverse benefits such as increased income and improved nutrition to society. This study was aimed at analysing the value chain for agro-ecologically adaptive, low inputs and productive chicken in Lindi...
ABSTRACT Research was carried to explain the variation in the hydrological characteristics of river Nyakomisaro and its effect on water supply in the Kisii Municipality. The study determined the variability in rainfall and river discharge in the Nyakomisaro sub Catchment, established the relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the sub catchment, examined the extent for which River Nyakomisaro water was used in supplying water to the Kisii Municipality and examined the streamflow mana...