Choice of certification schemes by smallholder pineapple farmers in Ghana: analysis of constraints and determinants of adoption

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Comfort Love Naa Kwaale Quartey ◽  
James Osei Mensah ◽  
Fred Nimoh ◽  
Faizal Adams ◽  
Seth Etuah
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Labor Cost ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organic Certification ◽  
Premium Price ◽  
Multistage Sampling

PurposeThe main purpose of this study was to assess constraints and determinants of pineapple farmers' choice of certification schemes in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachA multistage sampling method was used to solicit data from 345 pineapple farmers from Eastern and Central regions of Ghana. Analytical techniques including descriptive statistics, four-point Likert scale index and multinomial logistic regression model (MNL) were used to analyze the data.FindingsThe four-point scale index shows that high renewal fee for certification schemes is the most important constraint facing certified farmers before high labor cost of production. The MNL model shows that both off-farm income and age negatively influenced farmers' choice of GlobalG.A.P scheme. However, household size had significant positive influence on farmers' choice of GlobalG.A.P and Organic schemes. Likewise, formal education had significant positive relationship with the choice of Fairtrade and Organic certification schemes while farming experience positively influenced organic scheme choice. On the other hand, premium price and extension services positively influenced the likelihood of choosing all the three certification schemes. Lastly, regional dummy only negatively influences the choice of organic certification schemes.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the literature on certification schemes adopted by smallholder by analyzing the determinants and constraints of choice of scheme(s).Originality/valueThe study brings to bear the issues confronting smallholder pineapple farmers in the employment of certification schemes in developing countries, specifically Ghana.

scholarly journals Mediasi City Branding pada Pengaruh Kesadaran Merek, Asosiasi Merek, dan Kesan Kualitas Terhadap Keputusan Memilih Perguruan Tinggi Negeri di Surabaya

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-153
Author(s):  
Ria Astuti Andrayani ◽  
Sri Setyo Iriani
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
State University ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Brand Association ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Education is a major concern of government in enhancing and improving the quality of human resources. Indonesia have stratified formal education which higher education contains of state university and private university. Surabaya is a city in Indonesia which has the largest public universities. There are four universities, there are universitas airlangga (UA), universitas negeri Surabaya (Unesa), institut teknologi sepuluh nopember (ITS), and IAIN sunan ampel. This study aims to test and analyze whether brand awareness, brand association, and perceived quality affect decision to choose state universities in Surabaya. This type of this research is quantitative, using multistage sampling with 377 respondents. Statistical analysis that used is the approach of mutiple linear regression which tested to every object. The results of this study showed that brand awareness and perceived quality has a positive influence on the decision to choose state universities in Surabaya. there are differences in the effect of brand association that the UA and Unesa positive influence while at IAIN Sunan Ampel, ITS and negative effect. Those influences has different athmosphere by respondent of Surabaya’s city branding. There’s not all of the respondent to consider city branding of Surabaya when they choose to study at Surabaya. Keywords: brand awareness, brand association, perceived quality, decision to choose, state university

scholarly journals ECONOMICS OF CATFISH PRODUCTION IN EKEREMOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-105
Author(s):  
Godfrey Onuwa ◽  
Bassey Emmanuel ◽  
Victor Fatoke ◽  
Ubana Eshimutu ◽  
Grace Owa
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Returns On Investment

Catfish farmers are facing new barriers in both their production and returns on investment. Despite its potentials, the level of fish production has failed to meet domestic demand. This study aims to analyze the determinants of catfish production so as to boost the level of farm productivity and profitability. Random sampling techniques were employed in selecting the respondents for this study. Primary data was collected using structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, budgetary techniques and multiple regression analysis were the analytical techniques employed. The results indicated that most (58.3%) were within the age bracket of 20-39 years; 63.3% were male; most (75%) used organic fertilizer; 45% had no access to credit; most (75%) had formal education; 83.3% used earthen ponds; 83.3% were married; most (58.3%) had household population of 1-5 people; 66.7% had farming experience of 1-5 years; 75% hired labour; 91.7% had no access to extension contact; 58.3% had pond size of 1-400 sqm and most (58.3%) had stocking density of 1001-2000 fingerlings. The net farm income was ₦433,000/400sqm. Also, the estimated fixed and operating ratios were 0.43 and 0.67 respectively, while the benefit- cost ratio was 1.67. The coefficient of multiple determination (R2) was 0.839, hence 84% variation in the output is attributable to variables included in the regression model. Furthermore, the constraints identified affected catfish production in the study area. However, improved access and supply of feeds, credit, technology, market linkages, extension services, input subsidy, cooperative formation and training are strongly recommended.

scholarly journals Determinants of farmers’ willingness to export yam in Ibarapa East and Ibarapa Central Local Government Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
O. F. Adesiyan ◽  
A. T. Adesiyan ◽  
L. Abisoye
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Multistage Sampling

The study was carried out to determine the factors affecting farmer’s willingness to export yam in Oyo State. This study used data collected from a multistage sampling of 80 yam farmers. Analytical techniques used include descriptive statistics and probit model. The results showed that majority of farmers in the study area are ageing, with a mean age of 57.21. It was also observed that there were more males (87.5%) than females (12.5%) and that 71.2% of farmers had formal education. The result of probit analysis showed that farm size (0.81, p = 0.002) was a significant factor determining the willingness of farmers to export. This means as the farmers' farm size increases so also is their willingness to export. The result also revealed that an increase in other occupation (0.96, p = 0.154) of the respondents will bring about an increase in their willingness to export yam. This suggests that farmers who had other sources of income might be more willing to export yam. It was therefore concluded that when more land is allocated to yam production and financial support is made available to farmers in the study area, their willingness to export yam would increase.

Choice of processing techniques among rice processors in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omobolaji Olubukunmi Obisesan ◽  
Kabir Kayode Salman ◽  
Kemisola O. Adenegan ◽  
Ghene Oghenerueme Obi-Egbedi
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
High Level ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Rice Processing

PurposeRice processing, an important feature in rice production involving the transformation of harvested paddy into edible rice, is dependent on the type of rice processing techniques used. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the choice of processing techniques among rice processors in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachThe study was carried out in Nigeria using structured questionnaires among 410 rice processors selected from four states (Ebonyi, Ekiti, Ogun and Nasarawa) from three geo-political zones (Southeast, Southwest and North-central) of Nigeria. Information on socio-economic characteristics (age, sex, household size, marital status and education) and processing characteristics (experience, paddy source, processing activities, processing techniques, credit and distance) were obtained. Data were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression model at 0.05.FindingsThe mean age of processors was 47.8±9.9 years, mean household size was 6.5±4.2 persons and 88.7 percent were married. In total, 73.6 percent had formal education and mean years of experience was 16.4±9.2 years. Main processing activities were parboiling and drying (50.0 percent); milling (40.0 percent); and de-stoning (10.0 percent). In all, 65.7, 20.4 and 13.9 percent used traditional and modern techniques (TMTs), traditional techniques (TTs) and purely modern techniques (PMTs), respectively. The probability of choice of TT relative to TMT reduced by years of education (4.5 percent), paddy source (1.8 percent) and distance to processing center (4.4 percent), while probability of choice of PMT relative to TMT increased for male processors (7.3 percent), membership of association(18.0 percent) and other income sources (6.2 percent).Research limitations/implicationsLevel of education of processors and reduction in the distance taken to paddy source reduced choice of TTs.Practical implicationsOther income sources increased the choice of PMTs of rice processing in Nigeria.Social implicationsProcessors with high level of education, who also engage in other income generating activities, were able to choose modern processing techniques.Originality/valueThis research was an original research carried out among rice processors in Nigeria.

Modelling the predictors of consumers’ willingness to pay premium price for sustainable products

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shampy Kamboj ◽  
Manita Matharu
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Perceived Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Health Consciousness ◽  
Sustainable Products ◽  
Premium Price ◽  
Perceived Consumer Effectiveness

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to increase existing knowledge of consumers’ sustainable products via converging and testing social identity and value-belief-norm theory used in sustainable behaviour literature. More specifically, the present paper incorporated consumers’ orientation towards a lifestyle of health and sustainability (COLOHAS), attitude towards sustainable products’ (ATSP’) purchase, perceived consumer effectiveness and perceived knowledge about sustainability issues as a conceptual framework to understand comprehensively consumers’ willingness to pay premium price (WPPP) for sustainable products. Design/methodology/approach The data were gathered through a survey of 850 customers residing at Delhi-NCR and buying sustainable products. Data were analysed using the structural equation modelling approach. Findings The results show that perceived consumer effectiveness has a greater descriptive value on their WPPP than do their ATSP’s purchase and perceived knowledge about sustainability issues. Additionally, both dimensions (health consciousness and value orientation towards sustainability) of COLOHAS have been found to have a significant and positive influence on consumer ATSP. Research limitations/implications The empirical results offer managers with better insights on how COLOHAS, perceived effectiveness and perceived knowledge about sustainability issues influences their WPPP for sustainable products. Originality/value This study adds to the body of literature by emphasizing those cognitive processes that influence the customers’ WPPP for sustainable products. Therefore, this paper presents important information to the managers and marketers about the sustainability aspects.

Workplace staff canteen is associated with lower blood pressure among industry workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 602-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele B. Vinholes ◽  
Carlos Alberto Machado ◽  
Hilton Chaves ◽  
Sinara L. Rossato ◽  
Ione M.F. Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Green Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Lower Blood ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Purpose A staff canteen in the workplace can offer a healthier diet, which may lower the blood pressure (BP). The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether the presence of staff canteen in the workplace is associated with consumption of healthy food and lower systolic and diastolic BP. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was conducted, randomly selecting workers through a multistage sampling, stratified by company size in Brazil. Demographic, socioeconomic, and life style characteristics were evaluated, and weight, height, and BP were measured. Statistical analysis used generalized linear models, controlling for design effect and confounding factors, to assess the association between BP and staff canteen and the intake of food items. Findings In total, 4.818 workers, aged 35.4±10.7 years, 76.5 percent men, with 8.7±4.1 years of formal education were enrolled. Prevalence of hypertension was 24.7 percent (p-value <0.001) among workers from industries with staff canteen vs 30.6 percent among those with no staff canteen. Workers of industries with staff canteen consumed higher proportion of fruits, green leafy vegetables, and milk than workers of industries without canteen, and had lower systolic and diastolic BP, independently of the frequency of intake. Practical implications Workers of industries with staff canteen consumed a healthier diet, and had lower systolic and diastolic BP, and lower prevalence of hypertension than workers from workplaces without staff canteen. Originality/value This study was the first carried out among workers of industries reporting that the presence of a staff canteen in the workplace is associated with lower systolic and diastolic BP and prevalence of hypertension.

Platform ecological circle for cold chain logistics enterprises: the value co-creation analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benhong Peng ◽  
Yuanyuan Wang ◽  
Sardar Zahid ◽  
Guo Wei ◽  
Ehsan Elahi
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Logistics Enterprises

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework of value co-creation in platform ecological circle for cold chain logistics enterprises to guide the transformation and development of cold chain logistics industry. Design/methodology/approach This paper establishes a conceptual framework for the research on the platform ecological circle in cold chain logistics, utilizes a structural equation model to investigate the influencing factors of the value co-creation of the platform ecological circle in the cold chain logistics enterprises and elaborates the internal relations between different influencing factors regarding the value co-creation and enterprises’ performance. Findings Results show that resource sharing in logistics platform ecological circle can stimulate the interaction among enterprises and this produces a positive influence on their dynamic capabilities, which, in turn, affects the they to work together to plan, implement and solve problems, so as to achieve the goal of improving enterprise performance. Practical implications The shared resources and value co-creation activities in the platform ecological circle are very important for the transformation and development of cold chain logistics enterprises. Therefore, enterprises should promote value co-creation through realizing resource sharing and creating a win-win cooperation mechanism. Originality/value This paper targets at incorporating the resource sharing in platform ecological circle for cold chain logistics enterprises, explores from an empirical perspective the role of the resource sharing in cold chain logistics enterprises in enhancing the dynamic capabilities of enterprises, thereby encouraging the value co-creation behavior, and ultimately boosts enterprise performance and stimulates business development.

A brief history of small business in Australia, 1970-2010

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Schaper
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
History Of ◽  
Training And Research

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the development of the SME sector in Australia, concentrating on a number of key areas: small business definitions and numbers; the role of government; the emergence of key industry groups; and the evolution of education, training and research services. Design/methodology/approach – The study is a result of extensive literature reviews, desk research and the recollections of various participants in the field. Findings – There have been major changes to the Australian small business sector over the last 40 years. In 1983-1984 there were an estimated 550,000 small firms, and by 2010 this had grown to almost two million. Government involvement in, and support for, SMEs was virtually non-existent before 1970. Following the delivery of the Wiltshire report (1971), however, both state and federal governments responded by developing specialist advisory services, funding programmes and other support tools. Virtually non-existent before the 1970s, several peak industry associations were formed between 1977 and the 1990s. At the same time, formal education and teaching in the area expanded in the 1970s and 1980s and is now widespread. Practical implications – Development of the small business sector in Australia has often paralleled similar trends in other OECD nations. State and territory governments have often (but not always) been the principal drivers of policy change. Originality/value – There has been no little, if any, prior documentation of the evolution of the small business sector in Australia in the last 40 years.

Relational governance in outsourcing partnerships

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuradha Mathrani ◽  
Sanjay Mathrani
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Offshore Outsourcing ◽  
Relational Exchange ◽  
Relational Governance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Narrative Storylines

Purpose The paper aims to capture the nuances of two client–supplier relationships to offer new insights on the influences of transactional, knowledge and social elements in outsourcing partnerships. Design/methodology/approach The study has used descriptive case studies with narrative storylines. Interviews were conducted with three relationship managers (boundary gatekeepers) to understand preferred governance practices between clients and suppliers in diverse economic markets. Findings Experiences of three real-life cases engaged in offshore outsourcing have helped to identify the market, operational knowledge and social influences in a relational exchange. Findings reveal that offshore partnerships are first constituted with service-level agreements, which set control measures and layout business expectations from both partners. Boundary gatekeepers bring further accountability across firms by designing social networks for capturing and sharing of knowledge, thereby reducing each partner’s perception of risk. As firms evaluate transactional, knowledge and social elements for building a futuristic relational exchange, more disaggregated and dispersed enterprises evolve as new opportunities are explored in foreign markets. Research limitations/implications The retrospective nature of the client–supplier partnership is a limitation in this research study. However, retrospection adds to experience, and to practice perspectives made in hindsight, and therefore has a positive influence in this study. Originality/value This paper shares real-world experiences that can be used by scholars and practitioners to better understand how relational governance practices operate in a global socio-economic setting.

Who is more likely to become business angels?

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaokuang Li ◽  
Li Ling ◽  
Juan Wu ◽  
Peng Li
Keyword(s):  
Influence Factors ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Logit Analysis ◽  
Business Angels ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Angel Investment ◽  
Investment In China ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The paper is aimed to obtain a clear understanding of influence factors that can increase the possibility to be business angels (BA). Design/methodology/approach – This study develops the 3A model in the Chinese context to design questionnaire, and 334 questionnaires are obtained via focus group sample and targeted snowball approach, and the multinomial logit analysis is used to test a serious of hypotheses. Findings – The paper confirmed that the entrepreneurial experience and wealth are determinants of investment for potential BA, and the wealth have both directly and indirectly positive influence on investment activity through risk preference, namely that richer people prefer risk which impel them to invest as BA. Research limitations/implications – There are two limitations in the paper: first, the macro environment in China has not been taken into consideration in the model; second, the source of the sample focuses on the developed cities in the middle and eastern of China, only reflect the characteristic of angels in these areas, which may somewhat diverges from the reality. Practical implications – The paper would contribute to form the policy which could promote the development of angel investment in China. Originality/value – This paper conducts a preliminary exploration of the factors that have impact on Chinese BA' investment activity based on current research.

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