Small Scale Enterprises In Rural Kenya

Author : Daniyel Felzenshṭain
Publisher : Kit Pub
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small-scale Enterprises in Rural Kenya written by Daniyel Felzenshṭain and published by Kit Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this book argue that small-scale enterprises are not necessarily the marginal features of developing economies they are often thought to be. If micro-enterprises with 0-4 employees succeed in developing into small enterprises with 5-19 workers, they can form a dynamic sector with vital links to agriculture and other sectors of the economy. Taking this argument as a starting point for their research in the Nakuru and Kericho Districts in Kenya, the authors aim to explain why most micro-enterprises remain small. They convincingly demonstrate that small-scale enterprises face considerable constraints at all stages of their development. These constraints specifically operate against female-owned, rurally located and service-oriented businesses. Innovative policy interventions are needed to remove these constraints and enhance the sector's contribution to peoples' cash incomes and economic welfare. By providing detailed information on the features of small-scale enterprises and their problems during formation, operation and growth, this book lays the foundations for effective and tailor-made support.

Author : Helen Ruth Aspaas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women's Small-scale Enterprises in Rural Kenya written by Helen Ruth Aspaas and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard A. Yoder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promotion of Small-scale Enterprises in the (Kenyan) Informal Sector written by Richard A. Yoder and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Racaud, Sylvain
Publisher : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9987753981
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rural-Urban Dynamics in the East African Mountains written by Racaud, Sylvain and published by Mkuki na Nyota Publishers. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of a long-term cooperation between French and East African scholars and universities under the aegis of the French Institute of Research in Africa (IFRA-Nairobi). This book presents the main results of the research program Cooperation for University and Scientific Research (CORUS): Mountains and Small and Medium Cities in East Africa: Environmental Management, Flows of People and Resources, funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Afairs and supported by IFRA-Nairobi. The specific subject is to rethink the development of the East African mountains in relation to the fast growing towns and cities that surround them. Three East-African mountains were chosen: Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon (Ugandan side) and Uporoto Mountains (Tanzania). Comparisons are included, especially with Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been studied in previous books and programs (e.g. Kilimanjaro: Mountain, Memory and Modernity, Mkuki na Nyota, Dar es Salaam, 2006). The authors are East African (Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya) and French scholars, most of them geographers. Made from 12 contributions, this book focuses on a recent change in those mountains: a growing urbanization which shapes new mountain systems. This phenomenon, which is actually a major upheaval, is the focal point of this book, giving rise to this question: what are the links between Rural-Urban evolution in such contexts? What are the impacts on livelihoods and development? This book, covering social and environmental scientific issues relating to Rural-Urban nature, is the first of its kind for African mountains.

Author : Kenneth R. Gray
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761801405
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Entrepreneurship in Micro-enterprises written by Kenneth R. Gray and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1996 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely and important work studies Kenya's small scale manufacturers. What makes the book unique is Gray's sub-sector approach, which focuses on the particular industries of tailoring, woodwork and metalwork. Gray investigates the development of these sub-sectors by taking a strategic management approach. Such an approach allows the author to assess enterprise competitiveness and profitability within industries. Readers will find that the information in this book serves as a well-needed supplement to the literature on the World Bank's July 1995 decision to focus more on micro-enterprise development. The book will appeal to many different audiences including development agencies concerned with the economic development community and the international academic community. Business and social science students who are interested in how work is organized in the family and the effects of modernization on traditional society will also benefit from reading this book.

Author : Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme (K-REP) written by Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : ?Ilie, E.T., Hickey, A., Kelly, S.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251358818
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The role of small and medium agrifood enterprises in rural transformation – The case of rice processors in Kenya written by ?Ilie, E.T., Hickey, A., Kelly, S. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-03-20 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study looks at the business models of small and medium sized rice processors in Kenya in order to better understand the policy and technical support they need to grow and fulfil their role in agrifood systems transformation. More specifically, by employing semi-structured interviews with Kenyan rice millers, the technical study identifies challenges in their day-to-day business activities, including procurement, inbound and outbound logistics, in-house operations, financing, and human resources management. Additionally, the publication looks at opportunities for improving the business enabling environment in which these enterprises operate, providing a set of policy options to foster their role. The methodology cross fertilises different disciplinary perspectives in order to gather evidence for formulating policy in a way that integrates several policy fields and cross-cutting issues such as food safety, quality and nutrition; farmer-market linkages; decent rural employment and gender equality; or rural investment. The paper showcases how small and medium agrifood manufacturers respond to the business enabling environment and also contribute to local development from multiple angles.

Author : Willis Omondi Odek
Publisher : Winrock Publications Sales
ISBN 13 : 9781573600415
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Integrated Approach for Promoting Small-scale Agribusiness Enterprises for Rural Development written by Willis Omondi Odek and published by Winrock Publications Sales. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Kilby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Scale Industry in Kenya written by Peter Kilby and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extract: This study treats small scale industry in Kenya. It is common wisdom that small production units possess a number of virtues and that special effort is warranted to promote the growth of this subsector. Such a view is acceptable, but in need of some refinement. It is the argument of this paper that for each country there exists an optimum size distribution of firms. This optimum is determined at any point in time by technological factors and by the pattern of demand. Owing to market imperfections and government policies that are biased with respect to scale, observed shares of output and employment in many underdeveloped countries are heavily skewed toward large scale enterprise. This malproportionality is strikingly evident in the case of Kenya.

Author : Jørgen Billetoft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rural Nonfarm Enterprises in Western Kenya written by Jørgen Billetoft and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: