The role of fish farmers associations in aquaculture development in Uganda: case study of Walimi Fish Farmers Cooperative Society.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John K Walakira ◽  
Nelly A Isyagi ◽  
Maurice Ssebusubi ◽  
William Leschen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Direct Access ◽  
Farmed Fish ◽  
Fish Stocks ◽  
Cooperative Society ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Aquaculture Development

Abstract The fisheries sector in Uganda provides employment, boosts national foreign exchange earnings, and offers a healthy source of protein. Main challenges facing the expansion and sustainability of the sector range from declining fish stocks in the natural water bodies to inconsistent supply to market chains. Development of aquaculture offers great potential to boost Uganda's fish processing capacity but is still limited by a poorly established supply through the market chain. Public-private partnership initiatives have reorganized fish farmers into viable groups that are focusing on filling gaps, thereby directly increasing economic and social benefits, especially to rural communities. Through WAFICOS, a fish farmers association formed in 2004, private sector linkages have been strengthened, fostering aquaculture development in Uganda. Since its formation in 2004, privately operated hatcheries have addressed problems of fish seed availability. The association has created markets for farmed fish products, thus stimulating aquaculture production. Members of WAFICOS, in March 2010, numbering 315, have direct access to advisory services, appropriate technologies, farm inputs, markets and credit facilities. This case study should be read as an illustrative example of how such a fish farmers' association was conceived, set up and its management and working infrastructure developed. From 2008, the Cooperative was supported and advised by the USAID Fish Project, very much with the objective of being a financially self-sustaining organization. Since its inception there have been a number of lessons learned from successes and failures. Time will tell whether the organization continues to develop and can remain financially viable to benefit its members.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impacts of Hierarchical Healthcare System on the Accessibility and Spatial Equality of Healthcare Services in Shenzhen, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 615
Author(s):  
Zhuolin Tao ◽  
Wenchao Han
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Delivery Of Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Accessibility ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Different Levels

The hierarchical healthcare system is widely considered to be a desirable mode of the delivery of healthcare services. It is expected that the establishment of a hierarchical healthcare system can help provide better and more equal healthcare accessibility. However, limited evidence has been provided on the impacts of a hierarchical healthcare system on healthcare accessibility. This study develops an improved Hierarchical two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method, which incorporates variable catchment area sizes, distance friction effects and utilization efficiency for facilities at different levels. Leveraging the Hierarchical 2SFCA method, various scenarios are set up to assess the accessibility impacts of a hierarchical healthcare system. The methods are applied in a case study of Shenzhen. The results reveal significant disparity and inequality in healthcare accessibility and also differences between various facility levels in Shenzhen. The overall healthcare accessibility and its equality can be significantly improved by fully utilizing existing facilities. It is also demonstrated that allocating additional supply to lower-level facilities can generate larger accessibility gains. Furthermore, allocating new supply to primary facilities would mitigate the inequality in healthcare accessibility, whereas inequality tends to be aggravated with new supply allocated to tertiary facilities. These impacts cannot be captured by traditional accessibility measures. This study demonstrates the pivotal role of primary facilities in the hierarchical healthcare system. It can contribute to the literature by providing transferable methods and procedures for measuring hierarchical healthcare accessibility and assessing accessibility impacts of a hierarchical healthcare system in developing countries.

Tilapia cage farming in Lake Taal, Batangas, Philippines.

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Farmed Fish ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Rural Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture Development

Abstract This case study was prepared as part of an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Special Evaluation Study (SES) on Small-Scale Freshwater Rural Aquaculture Development. In the context of the SES, this case study used primary and secondary data and published information to document the human, social, natural, physical and financial capital available to households involved in the production and consumption of freshwater farmed fish and to identify channels through which the poor are affected. The history, biophysical, socioeconomic and institutional characteristics of Lake Taal, Batangas, Philippines are described, followed by accounts of the technology and management used for tilapia cage farming and nursery operations, with detailed profiles of fish farmers and other beneficiaries. Transforming processes are then discussed with respect to markets, labour, institutions, support services, policy, legal instruments, natural resources and their management and environmental issues. Main outcomes, conclusions and implications for poverty alleviation are then summarized.

The Role of Web Services

2010 ◽  
pp. 342-357
Author(s):  
Pauline Ratnasingam
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Business Firm ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Exploratory Case Study

This chapter aims to examine the extent of Web services usage and quality, applying the balanced scorecard methodology in a small business firm as an exploratory case study. This chapter contributes to guidelines and lessons learned that will inform, educate, and promote small businesses on the importance of maintaining the quality of Web services.

scholarly journals Who Needs Critical Friends? Independent Advisory Groups in the Age of the Police and Crime Commissioner

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 686-697
Author(s):  
Bill Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Critical Friends ◽  
Advisory Groups ◽  
Black Teenager ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Police Forces

Abstract In the early 2000s, many police forces in England and Wales set up independent advisory groups (IAGs) following an inquiry into the flawed investigation of the murder of a black teenager, Stephen Lawrence, by London's Metropolitan Police. Members of IAGs were to act as critical friends of the police providing independent advice on policies, procedures and practices, thus ensuring that no section of their local community was disadvantaged through a lack of understanding, ignorance or mistaken beliefs. Based on a case study of an IAG in an English police force, this article reviews the operation of IAGs following the radical changes made to police governance by the introduction of directly elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs). Its main argument is that more thought needs to be given to the role of IAGs in this new landscape and urgent steps taken to clarify their relationships with police forces and PCCs.

Planning for disaster resilience in rural, remote, and coastal communities: Moving from thought to action

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda L. Murphy, PhD ◽  
Gregory S. Anderson, PhD ◽  
Ron Bowles, PhD ◽  
Robin S. Cox, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Planning Framework ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Bridging Organization

Disaster resilience is the cornerstone of effective emergency management across all phases of a disaster from preparedness through response and recovery. To support community resilience planning in the Rural Disaster Resilience Project (RDRP) Planning Framework, a print-based version of the guide book and a suite of resilience planning tools were field tested in three communities representing different regions and geographies within Canada. The results provide a cross-case study analysis from which lessons learned can be extracted. The authors demonstrate that by encouraging resilience thinking and proactive planning even very small rural communities can harness their inherent strengths and resources to enhance their own disaster resilience, as undertaking the resilience planning process was as important as the outcomes.The resilience enhancement planning process must be flexible enough to allow each community to act independently to meet their own needs. The field sites demonstrate that any motivated group of individuals, representing a neighborhood or some larger area could undertake a resilience initiative, especially with the assistance of a bridging organization or tool such as the RDRP Planning Framework.

Appraising clever people: lessons from introducing performance reviews for academics in a UK University

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hedda Bird
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Review ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Performance Reviews ◽  
Practical Challenge ◽  
Set Up

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build understanding of how to engage a highly educated workforce with the benefits of performance management through sharing the lessons learned from introducing performance reviews (appraisals) into an academic environment. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a case study of a four-year programme in a UK higher education establishment. The author was closely involved in the last two years of the programme, and completed a detailed evaluation of the programme for the client. Findings – Performance management creates significant value within a highly educated workforce through bringing together individual capability and expertise to focus on delivering the strategy. Obstacles to success such as routine complaints of “time-wasting” and “pointlessness” can be overcome by wide and deep engagement with employees throughout the design and development of the approach. Research limitations/implications – This is a single case study; however, the author has worked on many similar programmes with highly educated work forces with very similar results. Practical implications – The vast majority of staff positively want a high-quality performance review; the practical challenge is to channel this desire into shared ownership and responsibility for the success of performance review in practice. Originality/value – Literature abounds with analysis of what is wrong with performance review, this paper is a rarer piece in that it develops our understanding of how to set up performance management and review for success.

scholarly journals Towards automation of operando experiments: A case study in contactless conductivity measurements

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kraus ◽  
Elisabeth Wolf ◽  
Charlotte Prinz ◽  
Giulia Bellini ◽  
Annette Trunschke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Conductivity Measurement ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Post Process ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Machine Readable ◽  
Machine Readable Form

Automation of experiments is a key component on the path of digitalisation in catalysis and related sciences. Here we present the lessons learned and caveats avoided during the automation of our contactless conductivity measurement set-up, capable of operando measurement of catalytic samples. We briefly discuss the motivation behind the work, the technical groundwork required, and the philosophy guiding our design. The main body of this work is dedicated to the detailing of the implementation of the automation, data structures, as well as the modular data processing pipeline. The open-source toolset developed as part of this work allows us to carry out unattended and reproducible experiments, as well as post-process data according to current best practice. This process is illustrated by implementing two routine sample protocols, one of which was included in the Handbook of Catalysis, providing several case studies showing the benefits of such automation, including increased throughput and higher data quality. The datasets included as part of this work contain catalytic and operando conductivity data, and are self-consistent, annotated with metadata, and are available on a public repository in a machine-readable form. We hope the datasets as well as the tools and workflows developed as part of this work will be an useful guide on the path towards automation and digital catalysis.

Leveraging Social Media in Facilitating Women Entrepreneurs in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-90
Author(s):  
Madhura Manish Bedarkar ◽  
Mahima Mishra ◽  
Ritesh Ashok Khatwani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Set Up

This article explores the role of social media in facilitating women entrepreneurs in India. It adopts a case study approach to explore the effectiveness of social media platforms in supporting women entrepreneurs. PULA (Pune Ladies), a closed Facebook Group, set up in 2015 for women in Pune, was selected as a case study. Fifteen in-depth interviews were conducted among 15 active women entrepreneurs of this group to explore the benefits received in terms of visibility, marketing opportunities, revenue generation, psychological benefits (sense of belongingness, self-confidence, motivation), and counselling to name a few. Their responses were analyzed for commonalities and divergences. The article finds that PULA not only offers a cost-effective platform for women entrepreneurs to showcase their products/services but also helps them in enhancing the visibility and financial performance of their businesses. The findings of this study will guide women entrepreneurs in leveraging social media platforms through greater visibility, networking and marketing their products/ services more efficiently.

Small-scale farming of tilapia in ponds in Central Luzon, Philippines.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Farmed Fish ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Rural Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture Development

Abstract This case study was prepared as part of an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Special Evaluation Study (SES) on Small-Scale Freshwater Rural Aquaculture Development. In the context of the SES, this case study used primary and secondary data and published information to document the human, social, natural, physical and financial capital available to households involved in the production and consumption of freshwater farmed fish and to identify channels through which the poor are affected. This case study describes first the history, biophysical, socioeconomic, and institutional characteristics of Central Luzon, followed by accounts of the technology and management for farming tilapia, with detailed profiles of fish farmers and other beneficiaries. Transforming processes are discussed with respect to markets, institutions, support services, policy and legal instruments, natural resources management, and environmental issues.

Propagated Fish in Resource Management

2004 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Native Species ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Selection Of Species ◽  
Aquaculture Development ◽  
Selection Of

<em>Abstract.</em>—Aquaculture development in the United States continues its expansion from freshwater into coastal and nearshore oceanic environments. As it does so, the selection of species to culture and the location of culture operations are generating much debate about the role of government entities, especially agriculture and conservation agencies, in the management of this development. Many in the industry argue that regulations are already too onerous, subsidies are too few, governmental encouragement is too little, and that the best way to correct these problems is to place all control over the development in governmental agriculture agencies. Others argue that the potential environmental impacts of aquaculture could be so adverse, or at least so uncertain that conservation agencies need to impose even more controls. This debate occurred in Texas in the 1980s as private aquaculture sought to increase the culture of nonindigenous species, in both private and public waters. The potential effects on native species in public waters led to legislation that attempted to balance economic development with environmental safeguards. However, only Texas was affected by the statute and subsequent regulations. Since the potential environmental affects of aquaculture development will undoubtedly cross local, state, and tribal boundaries, it is now felt by many that the regulation of the species cultured and sites selected should be a federal issue. The same questions about who within the federal government should have responsibility for managing aquaculture development require resolution. This paper will examine lessons learned from the Texas experience for possible application in the federal arena.

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