LEADER 00000cam a2200673Ma 4500 001 on1257480458 003 OCoLC 005 20220702022102.0 006 m o d 007 cr |n||||||||| 008 210624s2014 gh a ob 000 0 eng d 020 9789988633035|q(electronic book) 020 9988633033|q(electronic book) 020 |z9789988633851 020 |z9988633858 035 (OCoLC)1257480458 040 YDX|beng|cYDX|dOCLCO|dEBLCP|dP@U|dN$T|dOCLCO|dOCLCF 049 RIDW 050 4 HD9017.G452 082 04 382.4|223 090 HD9017.G452 100 1 Afful-Koomson, Timothy,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n2014201350|eauthor. 245 10 Economic and financial analyses of small and medium food crops agro-processing firms in Ghana /|cauthors, Timothy Afful-Koomson, William Fonta, Stephen Frimpong, Nathaniel Amoh. 264 1 Accra, Ghana :|bUnited Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA),|c[2014] 300 1 online resource 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 505 0 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) 505 8 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 505 8 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 505 8 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 505 8 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 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Agricultural industries|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85002331|zGhana.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n80061117-781 650 0 Food industry and trade|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85050282|zGhana.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n80061117-781 650 0 Industrial productivity|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85065915|zGhana.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n80061117-781 650 0 Small business|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85123568|zGhana|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n80061117-781|xManagement.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /subjects/sh2002007911 650 7 Agricultural industries.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/800842 650 7 Food industry and trade.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/930843 650 7 Industrial productivity.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/971502 650 7 Small business.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1121223 650 7 Management.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1007141 650 7 Small business|xManagement.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org /fast/1121306 651 7 Ghana.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1208741 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Fonta, William M.,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n2011213093|eauthor. 700 1 Frimpong, Stephen|c(Of Institute for Natural Resources in Africa),|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2015240260 |eauthor. 700 1 Amoh, Nathaniel,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n2015240234|eauthor. 710 2 Institute for Natural Resources in Africa,|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98054240|eissuing body. 776 08 |iPrint version:|z9789988633851|z9988633858|w(DLC) 2014321744|w(OCoLC)910293637 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=2953251|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. 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