Environmental standards and poverty eradication among small scale Farmers: the moderating role of farmers’ empowerment and adoption of environmentally friendly practices

Sheila Namagembe Makerere University, Uganda DOI: 10.47556/B.OUTLOOK2019.17.4 Purpose: The study examined the influence environmental standards set by the SME agro-based processing firms on poverty eradication among small scale farmers and the moderating roles of farmers’ environmental empowerment and practice adoption on the environmental standards-poverty reduction relationship. Design/methodology/approach: Data was collected from purchasing managers of the […]
Policy support for innovation at grass roots in developing countries: perspectives from Nigeria, Dr Chux Daniels
Dr Chux Daniels University of Sussex United kingdom Purpose: This paper examines government Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy support for Grassroots Innovation (GRI) in the context of a developing country. Methodology: Drawing from existing literature and case studies from Nigeria, it critically analyses the roles that policies play in GRI. Findings: The findings […]
Policy support for innovation at grass roots in developing countries: perspectives from Nigeria, Dr Chux Daniels

Dr Chux Daniels University of Sussex United Kingdom Purpose: This paper examines government Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy support for Grassroots Innovation (GRI) in the context of a developing country. Methodology: Drawing from existing literature and case studies from Nigeria, it critically analyses the roles that policies play in GRI. Findings: The findings […]
ICT industry in Serbia: Condition and improvement by QMS, Dr. Miladin Stefanovic, Dr. Milan Matijevic and Prof. Goran Devedzic

Dr. Miladin Stefanovic Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department for Industrial Engineering University of Kragujevac, Sestre Janjic 6, 34 000 Kragujevac Serbia Email: mstefanovickg@sbb.co.yu/miladin@kg.ac.yu Dr. Milan Matijevic Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department for Automatic Control and Applied Mechanics University of Kragujevac, Sestre Janjic 6, 34 000 Kragujevac Serbia Email: control@kg.ac.yu Prof. Goran Devedzic Faculty of Mechanical […]