Economic and financial analyses of small and medium food crops agro-processing firms in Ghana

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Afful-Koomson, Timothy (Autor), Fonta, William M. (Autor), Frimpong, Stephen (Of Institute for Natural Resources in Africa) (Autor), Amoh, Nathaniel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Accra, Ghana : United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), [2014]
Temas:
Agricultural industries > Ghana.
Food industry and trade > Ghana.
Industrial productivity > Ghana.
Small business > Ghana > Management.
Industries agricoles > Ghāna.
Productivité > Ghāna.
Petites et moyennes entreprises > Ghāna > Gestion.
Agricultural industries
Food industry and trade
Industrial productivity
Small business > Management
Ghana
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive Summary
  • CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Background and Context
  • 1.2 The Role of Agro-processing in Ghana
  • 1.3 Why Should Ghana focus on Food Crops Agro-processing?
  • 1.4. The objectives and contents of this book
  • CHAPTER TWO: GENERAL APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Theoretical Concept
  • 2.3. Data Collection
  • 2.4. Sampling Method
  • 2.5. Limitations of the Study (Challenges with data collection)
  • CHAPTER THREE: THE FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING SECTOR IN GHANA
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Processing of horticultural products (fruits and beverage)
  • 3.3. Processing of Vegetables
  • 3.4. Processing of Cereal
  • 3.5. Processing of Roots and Tubers
  • 3.6. Processing of Oil Palm
  • 3.7. Constraints facing the Agro-processing sector
  • 3.8. Some interventions in Ghana's Agro-processing Sector
  • 3.9. Conclusion
  • CHAPTER FOUR: DISTRIBUTION AND CONCENTRATION OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS IN GHANA
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Types and Classification of Agro-processing Firms
  • 4.3 Distribution of Food Crop Agro-Processing Firms in Ghana
  • 4.4 Measurement of Industry Concentration
  • 4.5. Estimates of the concentration of Food Crops Agro-Processing Firms across Regions in Ghana by the concentration curve
  • 4.6. Estimates of the concentration of Food Crop Agro-Processing Firms across Regions in Ghana by the concentration ratios
  • 4.7 Concentration of Food Crop Agro-Processing Firms across Commodity-Types in Ghana
  • 4.8. Conclusion
  • CHAPTER 5: OWNERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS IN GHANA
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Ownership Characteristics of agro-processing firms in Ghana
  • 5.3. Building Structure of Agro processing firms in Ghana
  • 5.4. Management capacity and Skill of Agro processing firms in Ghana
  • 5.5. Employments in Agro-Processing Firms in Ghana
  • 5.6. Conclusion
  • CHAPTER SIX: FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING OPERATIONS
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Installed and Operating Capacities
  • 6.3 Level of Technology Use
  • 6.4 Efficiency of Conversion
  • 6.5 Products and Services
  • 6.6 Internal and External Linkages of Operation
  • 6.7 Operations Management -Repairs and Maintenance of Fixed Assets
  • 6.8 Operations Constraints
  • 6.9 Business Expansion Plans
  • 6.10 Conclusions
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS
  • 7.1. Theory and Concept of Production
  • 7.2 Efficiency Estimation
  • 7.3 Characteristics of Data
  • 7.4 Econometric estimation and statistical verification of the model
  • 7.5 Efficiency of Utilization of Resources
  • 7.6 Conclusion
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: STANDARDIZATION AND MARKETING OF PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS
  • 8.1 Standardization
  • 8.2 Concept of Product Quality
  • 8.3 Quality Attributes

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