Results 21 to 30 of about 8,439,133 (251)

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dimensions of mathematics teachers’ pedagogical knowledge and their association with mathematics teaching: a structural equation modelling approach

Frontiers in Education
Despite growing attention to teachers’ Pedagogical Knowledge (PK) in mathematics education, limited empirical evidence exists on how its key dimensions jointly relate to mathematics teaching among practising mathematics teachers enrolled in an ...
Ebenezer Owusu, Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Ebenezer Kwesi Lotey, Gideon Mensah Banson, Bright Asare   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping the Innovation DNA of Agribusiness Firms: A Multi‐Method Analysis of Strategic Capabilities and Performance

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is essential for competitiveness in agribusiness facing dynamic environments. This study examines how market orientation, marketing, relational, and social capabilities influence innovation performance. Using data from 751 Spanish firms and a multi‐method approach that integrates Structural Equation Modeling (PLS‐SEM), Necessary ...
Beatriz Corchuelo Martínez‐Azúa, Alvaro Dias   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to compliance with hepatitis B vaccination: sociocultural and socioeconomic perspectives of pregnant women in the Bono East Region of Ghana

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Non-compliance with hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination among pregnant women poses a significant challenge to maternal health, particularly due to the risk of vertical transmission.
Dennis Bardoe, Robert Bagngmen Bio, Daniel Hayford, Denis Dekugmen Yar, Salma Ahmed Bardoe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entrepreneurial Passion in Entrepreneurship Education [PDF]

, 2022
By interviewing alumni about their experiences of entrepreneurship education and post-graduation careers, this study explored how students can harness entrepreneurial passion in a venture creation programme.
Neergård, Gunn-Berit, Gunn-Berit Neergård, Widding, Øystein, Aaboen, Lise, Lise Aaboen, Øystein Widding   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kolb Interrupted : An investigation into students' experience of an experiential learning approach to entrepreneurship education [PDF]

, 2012
Entrepreneurial activity is widely regarded as a primary driver of socio-economic development. Alongside structural and systemic support, entrepreneurship education is a critical factor in improving entrepreneurial activity.
Marks, Jonathan Tresman
core   +1 more source

Hypertension among incarcerated individuals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: examining prevalence and correlates based on the Social Cognitive Theory

BMC Public Health
Background Hypertension remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In Ghana, evidence indicates a rising prevalence across adult populations, yet little is known about the situation within prisons, where structural, behavioural, and
Prince Kwabena Achoo, Joana Apenkwa, Ernest Osei, Dennis Bardoe, Denis Dekugmen Yar, David Ngmenbelle   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teacher support and university students' self-perceived probability problem-solving: a mediation analysis of self-efficacy

Frontiers in Education
Despite the global emphasis on probability in mathematics curricula, students frequently struggle with its abstract concepts and reasoning requirements.
Lord Ampofo Adusei, Clement Opoku Agyebi, Sarah Efua Kyerwa Enninful, Yarhands Dissou Arthur   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source