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Technical Efficiency in Agribusiness: A Meta-Analysis on Ghana
March 4, 2016 Editor 0
ABSTRACT The few meta-analyses published on efficiency in agriculture focused on traditional agriculture to the neglect of agribusiness. This article presents a meta-analysis on agribusiness using Ghana as a case. Databases including AgEconsearch, Google scholar, EBSCOHost, EmeraldInsight, and Wiley online Library among others were searched in order to identify published studies relating to the subsectors […]
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Makerere-CURAD Call for Agribusiness Incubatees
November 27, 2013 Editor 0
Agriculture and Environment The Consortium for enhancing University Responsiveness to agribusiness Development (CURAD) is a public-private partnership initiative promoted by Makerere University, the National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE), National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and NIRAS international. Go to Source
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The Making of an Agribusiness Innovation Center in Nepal
July 10, 2013 Editor 0
Agribusiness can help Nepal’s products claim a larger share of the global market (Credit: World Bank) Take a moment and think about where you would go for the best tea, coffee or dumplings. Would a country like Nepal rank high on your list, or for that matter even be on your go-to list? For a […]
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African innovators can lead the world
May 14, 2013 Editor 0
In an interview for the African Business Magazine, infoDev Program Coordinators, Ellen Olafsen and Jonathan Coony illustrate how Africans are emerging as future leaders in the global marketplace by harnessing their innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. Click here to read the article as it appeared in the original source IN WHICH FIELDS DO YOU THINK AFRICAN COUNTRIES HAVE […]
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Expanding the agribusiness food chain
January 9, 2013 Editor 0
Source: infoDev In an op-ed for the current issue of Financial Times supplement This Is Africa, infoDev Program Coordinator Ellen Olafsen breaks down how we are working to help developing countries turn their agricultural surpluses into high-quality processing jobs.
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Creating the right environment for adding value in agribusiness
November 25, 2012 Editor 0
A poor enabling environment for entrepreneurs is one of the main obstacles to lift African agriculture, traditionally focused on commodities trading, into a flourishing agribusiness sector. New approaches should lead to a sector which sells its products to local and regional markets and has serious job creation potential. Go to Source
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