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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Access to market"”.
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Public policy and barriers influencing SMEs' market expansion
This study sought to determine the influence of four critical barriers (access to procurement contracts, access to funding, regulatory frameworks, and access to market information) on the market expansion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a setting that includes both private and public …
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The Causal Impact of Information Crowd-sourcing Platform on Agricultural Supply Chain
This thesis aims to study the impact of increased access to market information on the welfare of micro-firms in informal supply chains, as measured by revenue and price realization. In most informal supply chains, micro-firms receive access to only limited market information through their informal …
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The effect of market transparency on corporate disclosure
Market prices and trading in financial markets are important information signals that reveal firm specific information to the public. I study how the observability of such prices and trading (hereafter, "market transparency") affects firms' disclosure incentives. I exploit the staggered …
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Assessing existing financing models amongst black entrepreneurs in the South African wine industry, case of Western Cape
… a significant component of the agricultural sector in the Western Cape and plays an important role in the province's economy and presents opportunities in terms of agricultural investment into the province. This study explores the existing financing models amongst Black wine entrepreneurs in the …
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Reactor Design for Partial Upgrading of Bitumen via Aquaprocessing
… /bbl. because of its high viscosity, density, total acid number, and sulfur content and lack of access to market outside North America. Under these circumstances, partial upgrading processes such as Aquaprocessing are envisioned as a potential solution. The synthetic crude oil produced from …
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Market participation of commercial Black farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Marketing agricultural produce is important amongst commercial Black farmers as a mechanism contributor in rural employment and income generation. In South Africa, most commercial Black farmers are characterised by poor market participation through lack of land ownership and as a result, reduced …
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Effects of access to information on farmer's market channel choice: The Case of Potato in Tiraque Sub-watershed (Cochabamba - Bolivia)
In Bolivia, potato production and marketing is important for farmers' livelihoods and anecdotal information shows that cell phones and women are extremely important in the potato marketing chain. Efforts to improve incomes of poor highland potato producers should recognize roles of different actors …
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An Assessment of the Effectiveness of ASDP on Income Poverty Reduction : A case of Nshishinulu Village, Shinyanga District
The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of ASDP on income poverty reduction, a case of Nshishinulu village, Shinyanga district. The study was based on the fact that ASDP has reached the end of its implementation and was on the brink of introducing the second level intervention. …
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Improved Income Generation To Widows Community Through Coconut Thatch Making Project In Mfuru Village, Mkuranga District Tanzania
… Needs Assessment was carried by using participatory methodologies, the researcher opted for descriptive design research where as it involves participation of widows group to measure widows livelihood and their needs regarding their economic status, availability of resources and markets to sell …
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Effects of Subsidized inputs on legume production in Zambia
… in Zambia is poor soil nutrients. In order to address this problem, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) introduced an input subsidy program aimed at making inorganic fertilizers and improved maize seed cheaply available to the target households. However, these interventions are …
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Stakeholders’ perception towards sustainable business locations of purpose-built office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Purpose-built office (PBO) market in Malaysia has become more challenging in coming years since the sustainability has added new dimensions to the complexity in the location evaluation of PBO. Nevertheless, there is a lack of research in this country that studied the sustainable business locations …
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Digital Business Ecosystems: solving pain points for smallholder farmers and identifying opportunities for service providers
Smallholder farmers have difficulty accessing markets and market information necessary for them to be highly productive and profitable. Digital technologies and digital business ecosystems (platforms) have been solving longstanding problems across different sectors including commercial agriculture, …
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The impact of agriculture finance on small and medium agribusiness in Zambia: the case of Zambia National Farmers' Union - Lima Credit Scheme
The aim of the study is to assess the Impact of Agricultural Finance on Small and Medium Agribusiness in Zambia focusing on Lima Credit Scheme of the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) in sampled districts. Survey questionnaires were administered to 120 farmers selected from 8 districts. Two …
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Three essays on productivity and risk, marketing decisions, and changes in well-being over time
… the first two examine the decisionmaking of potato producing households in Bolivia and the third examines well-being changes among Zimbabwe households. The first essay entitled “The role of risk mitigation in production efficiency: A case study of potato cultivation in the Bolivian Andes” …
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Modeling Supply Chains and Markets to Support Humanitarian Response Analysis
In a crisis, information about supply chains and markets for essential commodities can be sparse, yet an understanding of them is critical to delivering effective humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian organizations are looking to improve their processes to assess and analyze supply chains and …
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Governance, informality and agency in the making of cross-border mopane worm livelihoods in Southern Africa
… Across Botswana and South Africa, the statutory regulation of these resources is overlaid upon customary forms of governance that continue to regulate resource access and use. The effectiveness of such interactions is important for the success or failure of different governance arrangements …
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A framework to internationalise South African small and medium enterprises through the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement
… of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to provide a complete framework for promoting the internationalisation of South African Small and Medium Enterprises. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement was established in 2012 and is one of the largest free trade areas in the world in …
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Pond aquaculture spatial distribution, production and productivity determinants in Ghana
… any aquaculture practice is a critical decision to make since it has a large impact on the economic profitability of the venture, considering the fact that location defines the amount of capital needed, production costs, yield and access to market. The limited public and private sector support …
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Towards a model for successful enterprises centred on entrepreneurs exogenous and endogenous attributes: Case of Vhembe District, South Africa
… failure with African countries being on the top of the list. Specifically, South Africa is among nations with the highest rate of enterprise failure, estimated at 70%, despite sustained investments by the government to support the growth of enterprises. It has been argued that the country has …
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Factors affecting farm productivity in rural India: social networks and market access
This dissertation present three studies related to the factors that may help explain differential farm outcomes and marketing strategies among farmers in India. I focus my analysis on two sources: social networks and market access. In chapter two, I analyze how peers can affect farmers' cash crop …
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