Export Diversification through Horticulture: Kenya – a Case Study

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Wainwright
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Diversification ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
International Trading

Certain developing countries have achieved economic diversification through expansion away from the more traditional, internationally traded agricultural and beverage crops to horticultural crops for export. Kenya is one such country. However, continued successful development of export markets for horticultural crops will depend on responding to the future challenges. In order to maintain and expand the market share against increased competition from other developing countries, certain strategies are required by any country wishing to export horticultural crops. The adoption of appropriate technologies such as refrigerated sea transport and pre-cooling facilities are necessary to maintain quality and minimize costs. Organized marketing must meet the demands of the market and comply with the importing country's legislation in terms of product, quality and specification. This requires a responsive and an innovative strategy. Finally, national and international trading policies need to be conducive to international trade.

scholarly journals Institutional vulnerabilities, COVID-19, resilience mechanisms and societal relationships in developing countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-307
Author(s):  
Mary Assumpta Nalwoga Kiwanuka
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Institutional Reform ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Resilience Mechanisms

In this article the author submits that COVID-19 pandemic challenges could be utilised as an opportunity to reform government institutions to develop resilience measures that would potentially meet contemporary and future challenges. It will highlight that the current approach of institutions has failed to meet societal need. It focuses on developing countries, particularly the continent of Africa, drawing on results from a qualitative study of a justice institution of Uganda as a case study that explored how institutions coped to maintain societal relationship during the pandemic. Results suggested that, despite the pandemic challenges, institutions suffer epistemic issues that require critical examination for states to develop policies that would facilitate institutional reform to gain resilience mechanisms needed to meet contemporary and future societal challenges. A vulnerability theoretical framework is introduced and suggested as the remedy.

Environment and atmosphere of night tourism based on the local wisdom: A case study of Berastagi

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selly Veronica ◽  
Nurlisa Ginting ◽  
AmyMarisa
Keyword(s):  
Field Observation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Descriptive Method

Night tourism development comes up as an innovative strategy for tourism development in this current intense competition. There are four main elements in night tourism, namely economic, social, environmental, and night atmosphere. Berastagi is the most popular tourist destination in Karo Regency, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, which already have night tourism destination but unfortunately undeveloped yet. Night tourism development in Berastagi must be with the local wisdom approach to maximize its benefit. Karonese as the majority ethnic of the local community in this area potential to be developed on its night tourism. This paper only analyzes the environmental and night atmosphere aspects in Berastagi’s night tourism, which based on local wisdom. Qualitative primary data from field observation and depth interview results have been analyzed by using the descriptive method. The study shows that involving local wisdom in developing the environment and night atmosphere can give the typical identity for the night tourism in Berastagi.Night Tourism

The Role of Mobile Money in Moderating Financial Exclusion: A Tanzanian Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deogratius Joseph Mhella
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Mobile Money ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Financial Exclusion

Prior to the advent of mobile money, the banking sector in most of the developing countries excluded certain segments of the population. The excluded populations were deemed as a risk to the banking sector. The banking sector did not work with cash stripped and the financially disenfranchised people. Financial exclusion persisted to incredibly higher levels. Those excluded did not have: bank accounts, savings in financial institutions, access to credit, loan and insurance services. The advent of mobile money moderated the very factors of financial exclusion that the banks failed to resolve. This paper explains how mobile money moderates the factors of financial exclusion that the banks and microfinance institutions have always failed to moderate. The paper seeks to answer the following research question: 'How has mobile money moderated the factors of financial exclusion that other financial institutions failed to resolve between 1960 and 2008? Tanzania has been chosen as a case study to show how mobile has succeeded in moderating financial exclusion in the period after 2008.

Efficiency of SMS Marketing in Developing Countries: Bangladesh Case Study

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Mahmud ◽  
Shahriar Rawshon ◽  
Fazle Munim
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries

scholarly journals Identification of inference fallacies in solid waste generation estimations of developing countries. A case-study in Panama

2021 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 454-465
Author(s):  
Jorge M. Torrente-Velásquez ◽  
Maddalena Ripa ◽  
Rosaria Chifari ◽  
Mario Giampietro
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Solid Waste Generation

scholarly journals Design Framework Based on TEC21 Educational Model and Education 4.0 Implemented in a Capstone Project: A Case Study of an Electric Vehicle Suspension System

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5768
Author(s):  
Hugo A López ◽  
Pedro Ponce ◽  
Arturo Molina ◽  
María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya ◽  
Edgar Lopez-Caudana
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Capstone Project ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Vehicle Suspension System ◽  
Competencies Development

Nowadays, engineering students have to improve specific competencies to tackle the challenges of 21st-century-industry, referred to as Industry 4.0. Hence, this article describes the integration and implementation of Education 4.0 strategies with the new educational model of our university to respond to the needs of Industry 4.0 and society. The TEC21 Educational Model implemented at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico aims to develop disciplinary and transversal competencies for creative and strategic problem-solving of present and future challenges. Education 4.0, as opposed to traditional education, seeks to provide solutions to these challenges through innovative pedagogies supported by emerging technologies. This article presents a case study of a Capstone project developed with undergraduate engineering students. The proposed structure integrates the TEC21 model and Education 4.0 through new strategies and laboratories, all linked to industry. The results of a multidisciplinary project focused on an electric vehicle racing team are presented, composed of Education 4.0 elements and competencies development in leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The project was a collaboration between academia and the productive sector. The results verified the students’ success in acquiring the necessary competencies and skills to become technological leaders in today’s modern industry. One of the main contributions shown is a suitable education framework for bringing together the characteristics established by Education 4.0 and achieved by our educational experience based on Education 4.0.

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