Effective revenue mobilisation and management at the district level is key to the development of MMDA's in the current dispensation of decentralisation. This study performed an assessment of revenue mobilisation machinery and the management mechanisms at the Kassena Nankana Municipal Assembly by identifying factors militating against the effective revenue generation, the extent to which Internally Generated Revenue impacts the financing of local projects in the Municipality, factors that cont...
ABSTRACT Several reports around the globe point to the fact that access to water has improved in many parts of the world. However, there are still many people who are not able to access improved water. Many people mostly children around the world die from illnesses associated with inadequate and poor water supply. Ghana has the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and a National Water Policy in place to provide potable water. However, the people in Dome in Accra still have challenges with acces...
Abstract The study was conducted to characterize pork and pork products marketing and challenges in Ethiopia. Multistage random sampling procedure was applied to select a total of 40 pork retailers from six towns. Structured questionnaire was used to collect information through face to face interview. Pork retailers were clustered into three categories as small scale (sell 10kg pork per day) based on quantities of pork selling ...
Abstract: This study aims at analyzing the value chain of coffee in Seka Chokorsa district of Jimma Zone in Oromia Region with specific objectives of mapping coffee value chain and examining the performance of actors in the chain; analyzing the determinants of coffee marketed surplus in the study area; identifying marketing channels and factors determining channel choice decision of farm households; and exploring opportunities and constrains along the coffee value chain. The data were collec...
ABSTRACT Tourism sector in Kenya holds a strategic importance in the country’s economy providing significant socio economic benefits. Tourism sector is sensitive to taxes, however it cannot be exempt from them since tax is a significant source of revenue for national budget. VAT most strongly affects the tourist competitiveness of the country. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of Value Added Tax Act, 2013 on tour value chain in Kenya’s tourism industry. The study was base...
Abstract Mangrove forests provide harvestable wood and non-wood resources to human society around the world. The current study evaluated value chain of mangrove wood products from Lamu County, Kenya, and how these impacts on resources’ sustainability. To assess structure and yield data of Lamu mangroves, stratified random sampling design was used in the different blocks. Quadrats measuring 20 m × 20 m were established along transects, running perpendicular to the shoreline covering differ...
ABSTRACT The value chain approach embraces the full range of activities which are required to bring a product or service from conception, through the intermediary phases of production, delivery to final consumers, and final disposal after use. Traditionally extension agents have concentrated their efforts on technology transfer that targeted production aspects of a poultry and ignored other factors of the value chain. Most farmers specialize in production and may be excluded from decision ma...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between farmers’ participation in food aid supply and food security among the households of Mbarara and Isingiro Districts, Western Uganda. The study was guided by three objectives namely, to determine; 1) the extent to which farmers in Mbarara participate in food aid supply; 2) the extent of food security among the households; and 3) whether participation in food supply affects food security among farmers in Mbarara and Isingiro districts. A...
ABSTRACT The potential of the traditional beef cattle sector in Mwanza region and Tanzania at large have only been utilized marginally. The sector still suffers from limited access and linkages to premium markets, lack of entrepreneurial dynamisms by actors, as well as, use of poor production and processing technology. Based on this ground this study was carried out under the VicRes funding to evaluate the performance of the beef cattle value chain in Ilemela and Magu districts. The study a...
ABSTRACT Background: The National Malaria Control Program of Ghana recommends the use of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine pyrimethamine (SP) 10 prevent malaria and associated complications. There is overwhelming evidence, however thai uptake of this inlervention in th ecountry is Jow. This low uptake is more prominent in private health facilities. Objective: This study examined factors associated with low uptake of three or more doses of SP among pr...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to analyze economic factors that affect honey production and marketing in Hai District. Specific objectives were (i) to analyse profitability of honey production (ii) to assess efficiency of honey marketing and role-played by various market participants (iii) to evaluate contribution of beekeeping to household income and (iv) suggest intervention strategies to improve the existing situation. A cross sectional research design was adopted, the sample size...
ABSTRACT Agricultural value chain development programs must result in lasting change in order to be deemed effective. The programs initiated either by public or private organizations may meet their objectives while in operation by improving agricultural development in terms of increased crop or animal productivity, improved competitiveness, performance of agri-food chains and poverty reduction. However, sustainability of these development initiatives for impact over time has been a challenge...
Abstract: The cost of chicken production in developing countries is 300% higher than in developed nations. Overreliance on the key protein feed ingredients especially soybean and fishmeal (SFM) that are characterized by rising food-feed competition and supply chain impediments exacerbate the situation. The use of insect protein as a sustainable alternative protein source has attracted global attention recently. However, there is a dearth of empirical insights on farmers’ preferences for co...
ABSTRACT Mango (Mangifera indicia L.) is one of the most suitable fruit crops in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya. Its production in Machakos County has generally been fluctuating over the past few years, such that there is no consensus whether the production is increasing or decreasing. In addition, there is a paucity of knowledge about the quantity of mangoes supplied by small-scale farmers. Upon harvest, the mango fruit is highly perishable, therefore farmers have taken up farm-level valu...
Abstract Mango (Mangifera indicia L.) is one of the most suitable fruit crops in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya. Its production in Machakos County has generally been fluctuating over the past few years, such that there is no consensus whether the production is increasing or decreasing. In addition, there is a paucity of knowledge about the quantity of mangoes supplied by small-scale farmers. Upon harvest, the mango fruit is highly perishable, therefore farmers have taken up farm-level val...