scholarly journals Economic Analysis of Small-Scale Aquaculture Enterprise in Ghana; a Case Study of Sunyani Municipality

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Melody Abena Anokyewaa ◽  
Berchie Asiedu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Fish Farming ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Gender Distribution ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Republic ◽  
And Gender

Aims: This study analyses the economic performance and gender distribution of the small-scale aquaculture of Ghana using Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Cash flow as well as gender distribution of the small-scale aquaculture of Ghana.  Study Design: This study is exploratory in its design. The study identified certain relationships and associations. Data was gathered from a sample drawn from a population.  Questionnaire-based interview was designed and administered to the small scale fish farmers in the Sunyani metropolis. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods will be employed for the study. A case study method will also be used due to the fact that it has the benefit of permitting for an intensive collection of data required to fulfil the goals of the research Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Sunyani Municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region of the Republic of Ghana between November 2017 and February 2018. Methodology: The study randomly selected 20 farms out 40 farms and farmers interviewed using questionnaire. A 600 m2 pond was further selected as a model of the small-scale aquaculture and used to perform the economic analysis. Results: The total start-up capital for a 600-meter square pond is estimated at $2693.15. Huge part, 56.9 percent, of the amount goes into fixed investment like pond construction, acquisition of land, and farm buildings. The economic analysis shows a viable industry with an estimated NPV of $605.4484 and IRR of 24.19 percent.    With gender, the study reveals a huge gap in man-woman distribution in the fish farming trade. Majority of the farms surveyed did not females, with the male having 77 against the female with 23%. Conclusion: The study has found a viable aquaculture industry with high profitability that can improve the livelihood of fish farming households.

scholarly journals Monte Carlo Simulation for Economic Analysis of Hydropower Pumped Storage Project in Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaspar Vereide ◽  
Leif Lia ◽  
Laras Ødegård
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
Pumped Storage ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Mc Method

Investments in hydropower pumped storage projects (PSP) are subjected to a high degree of uncertainty. In addition to normal uncertainties in hydropower schemes, the profit of a pumped storage scheme is dependent on the margin between power prices for buying and selling, which is difficult to predict without a power purchase agreement (PPA). A PSP without a PPA and without known construction costs requires quantification of the uncertainties in order to make qualified decisions before investing in such projects. This article demonstrates the advantages of using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations as a tool in the economic analysis of PSPs. The method has been tested on a case study, namely the Tamakoshi-3 Hydropower Project (HPP) in Nepal. The MC method is used to calculate the probability distribution of the net present value of installing reversible units in the Tamakoshi-3 HPP. The calculations show that PSPs may be profitable in Nepal, given a beneficial development of the power market. The MC method is considered to be a useful tool for economic analysis of PSPs. In this case study of installing reversible units in the Tamakoshi-3 HPP, there are many uncertainties, which the MC simulation method is able to quantify. Hydro Nepal; Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Vol. 12, 2013, January Page: 39-44DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v12i0.9031 Uploaded Date : 10/29/2013

scholarly journals Framework for Development of an Economic Analysis Tool for Floating Concrete Offshore Wind Platforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 958
Author(s):  
David Cordal-Iglesias ◽  
Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso ◽  
Eugenio Baita-Saavedra ◽  
Manuel Ángel Graña-López ◽  
Laura Castro-Santos
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Manufacturing Cost ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
Floating Platforms ◽  
Beta Version ◽  
Installation Cost

The objective of this work is to establish a framework for the development of an economic analysis tool for floating offshore wind platforms built in concrete. The operation and usefulness of the beta version of a software, called Arcwind, is explained. It calculates the main economic aspects of offshore wind platforms built in concrete considering different locations in the European Atlantic Arc. This software allows the user to select different input parameters such as: the type of platform, the installation area of the farm, its specific location and in this way create different analysis scenarios. This paper analyzes the case study to install TELWIND® offshore concrete floating platforms in the Canary Islands, in Spain. The software provides data on the main economic parameters of the farm, such as Levelized Cost Of Energy (LCOE), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Pay-Back Period (PBP), as well as the main costs: cost of conception and definition, cost of design and development, cost of manufacturing, cost of installation, cost of operation and cost of dismantling. Using these parameters, a first analysis of the viability of this type of floating technology built on concrete is shown.

scholarly journals The female memory factory: How the gendered labour of memory creates mnemonic capital

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-312
Author(s):  
Anna Reading
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Women Survivors ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
History Of ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sydney Australia

Within feminist memory studies the economy has largely been overlooked, despite the fact that the economic analysis of culture and society has long featured in research on women and gender. This article addresses that gap, arguing that the global economy matters in understanding the gender of memory and memories of gender. It models the conceptual basis for the consideration of a feminist economic analysis of memory that can reveal the dimensions of mnemonic transformation, accumulation and exchange through gendered mnemonic labour, gendered mnemonic value and gendered mnemonic capital. The article then applies the concepts of mnemonic labour and mnemonic capital in more detail through a case study of memory activism examining the work of the Parragirls and the Parramatta Female Factory Precinct Memory Project (PFFP) in Sydney, Australia. The campaigns have worked to recognize the memory and history of the longest continuous site of female containment in Australia built to support the British invasion. The site in Parramatta, which dates from the 1820s, was a female factory for transported convicts, a female prison, an asylum for women and girls, an orphanage and then Parramatta Girls Home. The Burramattagal People of Darug Clan are the Traditional Owners of the land and the site is of practical and spiritual importance to indigenous women. This local struggle is representative of a global economic system of gendered institutionalized violence and forgetting, The analysis shows how the mnemonic labour of women survivors accumulates as mnemonic value that is then transformed into institutional mnemonic capital. Focusing on how mnemonic labour creates lasting mnemonic capital reveals the gendered dimensions of memory which are critical for ongoing memory work.

scholarly journals Economic Analysis for Investment of Public Sector’s Automated Container Terminal: Korean Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 459
Author(s):  
Yohan An ◽  
Namkyu Park
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
The Public ◽  
Port Facilities ◽  
Automated Container Terminal ◽  
The Social

The purpose of this case study is to conduct an economic analysis to calculate the proper terminal capacity of automated container terminal (ACT) investment from the perspective of the public sector. As a key element of smart port, the ACT is an important terminal operating facility for import/export and transshipment cargo between countries and must have facilities with sufficient capacity to load/unload export/import cargo in a timely manner according to the user’s request. Recently, the method of calculating the capacity of seaport infrastructure is changing from the method of applying the maximum capacity to the method of applying the proper capacity. Therefore, it is desirable to expand port facilities by investigating proper capacity rather than expanding port facilities based on the maximum performance. This study is a case study focusing on the new port of Busan introducing the ACT. From the perspective of national fiscal income and national economy from the ACT investment, this study determines the proper terminal capacity for each berth. As a result of economic analysis, the break-even terminal capacity to secure economic feasibility is from 544,272TEU of the nine berths to 600,138TEU of two berths applying a 2.96% discount ratio. In a sensitivity analysis considering the social discount rate and the change in the size of berths, the net present value has a positive value from a minimum of 530,000 TEU (nine berths with 1.96% social discount ratio) to a maximum of 620,000 TEU (three berths with 3.46% social discount ratio).

scholarly journals CLIL APPLIED TO PRE-UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY TEACHING IN ENGLISH: BULGARIA AS A CASE-STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Lino Bianco ◽  
◽  
Irina Andonova ◽  
Anton Buhagiar ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Bilingual Education ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
The Republic ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Better Than

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is bilingual education whereby students do not only study a second language, in addition to their native tongue, but learn a school subject in that foreign language. This study is based on the teaching of chemistry in English to Grade 9 students in the Republic of Bulgaria. Correlation exists between the performance of students in chemistry taught in English with their performance in English in Grade 8 and Grade 9. There is also a correlation between their performance and gender and regarding the second language chosen. In fact, students who opted for Russian and Spanish fared better than those who opted for German and French. More laboratory experiments at school, lessons incorporating interesting games, and stimulating interactive projects were recommended by students as useful tools to improve their scientific literacy.

Economic Analysis Using Net Present Value and Payback Period: Case Study of a 9kWp Grid-Connected PV System at UTM, Johor Bahru Campus

2016 ◽  
Vol 818 ◽  
pp. 119-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Almaktar ◽  
Hasimah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Mohammad Yusri Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Economic Study ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Pv System ◽  
The Public

An economic study for the photovoltaic (PV) projects by the PV installer is essential to avoid the risk that may incur from the investment. This paper discusses the economic analysis of PV installations specifically for the grid connected (GC) systems. The case study is the 9 kW Solar-Home UTM system which is planned to be a showcase GC zero energy house. The house will be able to sell the excess energy back to the grid according to the Malaysian Feed-in Tariff (FiT) implemented in 2012. The economic study conducted is based on the Net Present Value (NPV) and the Pay-Back Period to determine the profitability and viability of the project. The study is believed to encourage and initiate the public to build a successful investment and contribute in the development and deployment of new clean energy sources.

Techno-economic analysis of small scale biogas based polygeneration systems: Bangladesh case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 68-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ershad Ullah Khan ◽  
Brijesh Mainali ◽  
Andrew Martin ◽  
Semida Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Small Scale

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2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Brodie ◽  
Sebastiaan Huib Van Saane ◽  
Renata Osowska
Keyword(s):  
Added Value ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Mentor Relationship ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Mentoring Support ◽  
Embedded Case Study ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of the research presented in this article was to investigate the added value of mentoring for entrepreneurs during the start-up phase. This small-scale exploratory research focused on five start-up entrepreneurs in Scotland to determine the entrepreneurs’ perceptions regarding the ‘added’ value of their mentoring support. To achieve the research aim, a qualitative approach was adopted and an embedded case study strategy was followed with data collection from semi-structured in-depth interviews. The case study findings indicated a selection of perceived benefits of the mentoring experience for the start-up entrepreneurs, which included gaining business knowledge, getting guidance and prioritizing goals, an increase in confidence and access to relevant networks. The results point towards the use of multiple mentors and peer support at start-up to maximize the full benefits of the mentoring process. The study also provides tentative recommendations for supporting agencies as well as entrepreneurs to enhance the value in the mentee–mentor relationship.

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