scholarly journals Farmers’ Perception of Termite Infestation and Their Indigenous Management Practices in Abedengoro Resettlement Areas, Western Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Indigenous Management ◽  
Western Ethiopia

Foreign investors' choices in China: going it alone or in partnership?

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Daniel Yan ◽  
Malcolm Warner
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Indigenous Management ◽  
Human Resource Management Practices ◽  
Mode Of Operation

This article argues that sino-foreign joint ventures (SFJVs) and wholly foreign-owned enterprises (WFOEs) have been influenced by a number of ongoing changes, for example, government policy toward foreign investment, indigenous management practices, human resource management practices and the nature of investment. In its overview of the longitudinal changes in these four areas, it suggests that foreign investors do not necessarily make an either WFOE or SFJV decision when considering their desirable mode of operation in China. Meanwhile, it argues that multinational corporations should take a dynamic approach to constantly re-position themselves as SFJVs in their business plans with respect to the mentioned areas, so as to achieve the best result as China enters the WTO. Finally, this analysis sets out a preliminary ‘Dynamic Positioning Model’ of these two modes of operation in China, which serves as a foundation on which further hypotheses can be built.

scholarly journals An Investigation into Major Causes for Postharvest Losses of Horticultural Crops and Their Handling Practice in Debre Markos, North-Western Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yebirzaf Yeshiwas ◽  
Esubalew Tadele
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Postharvest Losses ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Postharvest Handling ◽  
Debre Markos ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Postharvest Loss ◽  
North Western ◽  
Western Ethiopia

In developing countries, food systems are mainly characterized by unorganized, traditional supply chains, and limited market infrastructure. Bulk quantity of the harvested produce is lost every year because of the absence of proper postharvest handling and management practices. The current study was conducted to estimate and identify the major causes for postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables in Debre Markos, north-western Ethiopia. Forty respondents who were retailing fruits and vegetables were randomly selected and qualitative and quantitative data were collected by using direct market observation and semistructured questioners. The result of the present study revealed significant differences between sociodemographic factors, handling practices, and postharvest loss. Educational status, selling experience, and packaging material have a significant relationship with postharvest loss. A significant difference was obtained among the transportation methods used, the selling place, storage methods, and materials. The result also indicated that fewer than 20 percent of respondents practiced selling fruits and vegetables in the resident mini shop. The majority of damaged produce was sold at a discount price. Retailers do not have formal knowledge of postharvest handling practices. The average postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables were estimated to be five to eighty-three percent of the market share. Mainly, during retailing, rotting, mechanical damage, poor handling, improper management of temperature and relative humidity, and hygiene problems during handling are among the major causes of postharvest losses. To reduce the high postharvest loss and supply quality products for consumers throughout the year, intervention activities such as the construction of permanent selling place for perishables, practicing various evaporative cooling technologies, outset training, awareness creation, and infrastructures should be effectively and urgently addressed.

scholarly journals Analysis of Watershed Characteristics and Spatial Soil Loss Estimation: A case Fincha Watershed, Western Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seifu Kebede Debela ◽  
Fekadu Fufa
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Watershed Characteristics ◽  
Grass Land ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Arc Gis ◽  
Western Ethiopia ◽  
Land Water

Abstract Characteristics of watershed were not well investigated as global also in Fincha, Ethiopia. Fincha watershed is the most erosion prone area in the highlands of Ethiopia towards to Fincha dam.Therefore, the aim of this study was toanalysisFincha watershed characteristics based on land use/cover, soil type and slope classification and to identify soil erosionpronearea using Arc-GIS and Arc-SWAT model.Accordingly, nine major land use/covers were identified. Those were:- bush land, dominantly cultivated, moderately cultivated, irrigated land, grass land, water bodies, swamp area, urban and woodland open. From these most part of the catchment was under cultivation with 67.677% of the total area. In the same way, the major soil types identified were: - chromic luvisols, chromic vertisols, dystric cambisols, eutric cambisols, eutric nitosols, eutric regosols, haplic phaeozems, humic cambisols and water. Cambisols were covered the highest percentage, 39.98% area of the catchment.Subsequently, average annual values of estimated soil lossfrom the catchment was231.2 ton/ha.The identified prone erosion areas were sub-basins 1, 8, 11, 14, 17 and 20. It was very critical for environmentalists, hydrologists, agricultural experts, watershed managements and concerned decision makers for sustainable water resource projects and environmental protection system. Therefore, further detail investigation and appropriate watershed management practices should be given for these subbasins.

scholarly journals Indigenous management practices of highland bamboo (Yushania alpina) in West Amhara, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1926683
Author(s):  
Amsalu Nigatu ◽  
Menale Wondie ◽  
Asmamaw Alemu ◽  
Wubalem Tadesse ◽  
Yazie Chanie
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Indigenous Management
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