Commercial production of Nile tilapia on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Private Equity ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Fish Farm ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Lake Kariba ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract Lake Harvest Aquaculture (Pvt) Ltd was first developed into a freshwater tilapia fish farm business in 1996 on premises that originally farmed freshwater prawns owned by one of Zimbabwe's food companies, Cairns Foods Ltd. The farm was set up in 1997 and, ten years later, has grown to a 3000-tonne fish farm where tilapia are produced primarily for processing and export to European and regional markets. The original targeted projections for production and net income of the farm were proving accurate until 2001 when the macro-economy began to shrink. Low production on crop farms due to inadequate resources and drought brought a shortage of raw materials to the feed manufacturing companies. The continuous downward trend in feed production affected the company as it failed to support its growing fish biomass. The feed and economy problems resulted in a decision by the board to stop expansion of the business in 2002. Lake Harvest business was set up at a cost of US $10,000,000. The business was externally funded by the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC Group plc) and Comafin, a pan-African private equity fund, before the share holding structure changed in 2002. The major costs were encountered on the installation and mooring of cages, and the construction of a fish processing factory. Six sites were installed, each costing around US $350,000, including boats. The processing factory cost around US $4,000,000. The objectives of this case study are to: * Provide a scenario and overview of Lake Harvest Aquaculture as a company growing tilapia in cages in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. * Provide a means of assessment and learning for those considering developing cage-based aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa. All of the main activities carried out at Lake Harvest will be described in the same sequence as followed on-farm; production, management, and sale of the final product: * Breeding * Feeding * Sampling * Diving * Harvesting * Processing * Marketing.

Production commerciale de tilapia du Nil sur le Lac Kariba, Zimbabwe.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Watson Pasipamire
Keyword(s):  
Production Management ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Growing Stock ◽  
Regional Markets ◽  
Set Up

Abstract Lake Harvest Aquaculture (Pvt) Ltd developed freshwater tilapia production in 1996 on a location initially used by a freshwater shrimp farm set up by a Zimbabwean food company, La Cairn Food Ltd. The farm was established in 1997 and ten years later it produces 3000 tonnes of tilapia which, once harvested and processed, are exported to European and regional markets. The initial projections in terms of production and net farm income were made until 2001, the start of the economic recession. The decline in agricultural production due to insufficient resources and drought resulted in a lack of raw materials for food manufacturing companies. The continued downward trend in feed production affected the company so much that it could no longer support the growing stock of fish. Power and economic issues resulted in the decision by management to stop expanding the business in 2002. The cost of setting up Lake Harvest business is US$10,000,000. The company benefited from external financing from the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) and Comafin, a private Pan-African company with equity capital, before the change in the mode of participation in the capital which took place in 2002. The main costs concerned installation and mooring of cages; and construction of a fish processing plant. Six sites were installed, each costing around US$350,000, including boats. The costs of the processing plant are estimated at around US$4,000,000. This case study aims to provide a technical itinerary and overview of Lake Harvest Aquaculture as a caged tilapia company in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe; and provide a means of assessment and study for those interested in the development of cage aquaculture in Africa south of the Sahara. All major activities performed at Lake Harvest are described in the same sequence as on the farm: from production, management, to sale of the final product.

scholarly journals An evaluation of the role and conduct of multinational corporations (MNCs) in Sub-Saharan Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-124
Author(s):  
Johan Hough ◽  
Andre Parker ◽  
Ernst Neuland
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Good News ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Equity Investment ◽  
Small Band ◽  
Business Conditions ◽  
Sub Saharan

“Africa‟s not for sissies” is what one often hears when discussing business conditions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the good news is that the new millennium increasingly exhibits significant trends in support of the notion that a reversal of SSA‟s fortunes is underway: annual GDP growth in the region is well ahead of the global average, civil wars in the region have largely come to an end and, for two years running, private equity investment flows into the region have surpassed that of foreign aid, Africa‟s traditional „crutch‟. Importantly, a small band of early-mover Multinational Corporations (MNCs) are making their presence felt in the region and beginning to make good profits. These firms include the likes of Diageo, The Coca-Cola Company, MTN and SABMiller. The purpose of this article is to research the nature and the changing face of the MNC, impact on globalization and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and some MNC strategies to enter foreign markets.

Sub-Saharan Africa in XXIth Century: Opportunities and Risks of Development (the end)

2013 ◽  
pp. 95-109
Author(s):  
G. Irishin
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
African State ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Set Up

This publication presents the regular content of the scientific workshop "Modern Development Problems", which takes place in the Center for Development and Modernization Studies at IMEMO RAN. Several key problems are set up and analyzed in the report delivered at the workshop, namely: the influence of globalization on social-economic processes in Sub-Saharan Africa, a concept and strategy formulation by the African elite, as well as the role of an African state and regional formations in its realization.

Industrial Parks as a Solution to Expanding Urbanization

2018 ◽  
pp. 327-345
Author(s):  
Moses Kibe Kihiko
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Industrial Parks ◽  
Export Tax ◽  
China Model ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Many

In a bid to foster the continent's industrialization, Sub-Saharan Africa launched industrial clusters or parks for channeling foreign know-how and capital and are bypassing the many obstacles of domestic business environments. Due to the high degree of failure experienced in many parts Africa, the China model of success story can serve as a case study of commitment top leadership, political goodwill, focused legal and regulatory framework, setting up favorable location advantages, tax breaks, duty-free imports of raw materials, export tax exemption, updated and modern technologies. It is also important African industrial development to build local manufacturing capacity, skilled people, including strengthening the concept of public-private partnership, but above all, investing in infrastructure.

Case Studies in Urban Health

Urban Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 332-341
Author(s):  
Alex Ezeh ◽  
Blessing Mberu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Health ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Large City ◽  
Demographic Surveillance System ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Poverty And Health ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Improve Health

A project of the Africa Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System was set up to provide a platform to explore the linkages between urban poverty and health and to monitor and evaluate novel implementation programs that were developed with the study communities. In this chapter, the authors draw on nearly two decades of work by APHRC among slum populations in Nairobi, Kenya, to highlight the unique health challenges of slum populations and how these are changing. The chapter summarizes various efforts to improve health in Nairobi’s informal settlements since 2000 and discusses efforts in Nairobi to improve health in a large city in sub-Saharan Africa, summarizing lessons that have been learned in improving urban health worldwide.

scholarly journals PO 8719 INTRODUCING A NEW AFRICA MENINGITIS NETWORK – A NORTH-SOUTH COLLABORATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A63.1-A63
Author(s):  
Mosepele Mosepele ◽  
Cecilia Kanyama ◽  
David Meya ◽  
Fiona Cresswell ◽  
Timothee Chammard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Diagnostic Strategies ◽  
Cns Infections ◽  
Study Protocols ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Novel Treatment Strategies ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Randomised Controlled

BackgroundCentral nervous system infections, including meningitis, continue to cause significant morbidity in Africa. HIV has contributed to the epidemiology of CNS infections in this setting. Notable advances in the study of CNS infections by several groups have demonstrated the utility of new diagnostic strategies and impact of novel treatment strategies. However, efforts to coordinate meningitis research in Africa, and between Africa and the rest of the world remain very limited.MethodsIn a bid to promote a coordinated study of CNS infections across Africa, and in collaboration with other meningitis groups globally, the researchers of the AMBITION study (High Dose Ambisome on a Fluconazole Backbone for Cryptococcal Meningitis Induction Therapy in Sub-saharan Africa: A Randomised Controlled Non-inferiority Trial) are leveraging the EDCTP support for the AMBITION trial to set up an Africa Meningitis Trials Network.ResultsThe Africa Meningitis Trials Network (AMNET) was launched in Malawi in early 2018. Main achievements since the launch of the network, include an internal review of meningitis research across network sites and launch of the network website. The network also has two study protocols pending ethics review at all sites. These studies will provide much needed information on resources available for meningitis care, research and provide a baseline epidemiology of meningitis in Africa.ConclusionAMNET provides a rare opportunity for investigators interested in meningitis research to leverage the ongoing AMBITION trial to conduct Africa-wide preliminary research on meningitis. The network is recruiting additional members in Africa and globally to collaborate on meningitis research, and also apply for research funding to support meningitis work. Anyone interested in knowing more about the network should contact the AMNET communications officer, Ms Phum’lani Machao, [email protected]

scholarly journals Phonology in Teacher Education in Nigeria: The Igbo Language Example

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Chinelo Nkamigbo
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Standard English ◽  
Crucial Aspect ◽  
Sound System ◽  
African Languages ◽  
Qualified Teachers ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Set Up

The goals of education cannot be achieved without language. Language is actively involved in the production of qualified teachers who will teach at various levels of the educational system. Furthermore, linguistics is the area of study that is concerned with objective and empirical study of language, and phonology undoubtedly is a crucial aspect of this set up. This paper addresses the issues of phonological facilitation and interference in both teacher training and general education in sub-Saharan Africa. These phonological phenomena are critically examined as they feature in Igbo, one of the major African languages, spoken predominantly in South-Eastern Nigeria. The sound system of Igbo influences that of the English of the native Igbo speakers. Therefore, this paper recommends that the language instructor should focus on the variations in the English of the native Igbo speakers in order to achieve a near Standard English by the Igbo speakers of English.

scholarly journals Urbanization and Development of Market Spaces in Bafoussam, West Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 708-729
Author(s):  
YEMELE MEGNIJO Merline Flore ◽  
TSALEFAC Maurice ◽  
MOYE Eric KONGNSO
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Infrastructure Maintenance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Poor Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Disorder ◽  
Commercial Spaces

Cameroon, like the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, is characterized by rapid urbanization. At the same time, the proliferation of commercial spaces continues to grow because they fulfill a crucial economic and social function. Their development leads to an explosion in the number of traders making the trading infrastructure insufficient. Wholesalers, retailers, lifeguards and other hawkers struggle to occupy spaces while local elected officials struggle to develop and organize them. The objective of this article is to describe the relationship between urbanization and the organization of commercial spaces. The hypothesis put forward poses that urbanization and underemployment lead to their saturation and overflow. To demonstrate this, a survey was conducted among 435 traders, 7 interviews were conducted with resource persons to whom observations were added. Statistical processing and data analysis made it possible to understand that the urban disorder in Bafoussam reveals the lack of infrastructure that can overwhelm traders. The operations of construction and rehabilitation of markets set up in a mode of regulation of the merchant space by the CTDs have not been able to solve the problem. This results in anti-social behavior, poor infrastructure maintenance and the poor image of retail spaces.

scholarly journals Child Marriage: A Discussion Paper

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahera Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Child Marriage ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Set Up

Child marriage is still a massive problem in many developing countries. The issue is more concentrated in countries of Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia. This paper, through literature review attempts to assess the situation, the consequences, various programmes and recommendations on the reduction of child marriage. In this article it is reinforced that, consequences of child marriage put the girls at risk of early pregnancies with life-threatening conditions. This paper suggests that each country should set up its own mid-term and long-term goals to bring about significant reduction in child marriages.

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