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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public-private partnership as an alternative source of financing of public tasks

open access: yesEkonomia i Prawo, 2017
Aim: The paper touches upon the issue of public-private partnership (PPP) as an alternative form of realising public tasks by the local authorities (Polish short: JST) in Poland.Motivation: Since 2009, the cooperation between the public and private ...
Marta Łakomy-Zinowik
doaj   +1 more source

Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Private Partnership as a Last Resort for Traditional Public Procurement [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper discusses recent changes in the way public services are delivered. A marked increase in the cooperation between the public and private sector in the realisation of complex projects, mostly concerning development of infrastructure, is the main ...
Viktorija Bojović
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Safeguards for public-private partnership assets in Nigeria: lessons from South Africa

open access: yes, 2019
Countries around the world are adopting the public-private partnership model of procurement in order to bridge infrastructure gaps and to tap from private sector capital and expertise given the involvement of private sector funding in public-private ...
Arimoro, Augustine, Arimoro, A
core   +1 more source

ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LAW OF UKRAINE «ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP» IN THE CONTEXT OF REFORMATION THE ECONOMY

open access: yesФінансово-кредитна діяльність: проблеми теорії та практики, 2018
The main provisions of the Law of Ukraine «On public-private partnership» that contribute to the advancement and development of relations in such fields in Ukraine as public-private partnership, socio-economic relations, attraction of investments in the ...
V. I. Teremetskyi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN PROVIDING PUBLIC GOODS AND SERVICES [PDF]

open access: yes
Local administrations are searching for new ways to efficiently deliver services and to develop and maintain the infrastructure that allows economic development. Increasingly, they are turning to public-private partnerships to do so.
Diana Cindea
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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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