December 2015

Constraints and opportunities to upgrading Uganda’s rice markets: A value chain approach

Most of Uganda’s rice is produced by smallholder farmers with the purpose of marketing for family income. However, poorly developed market system is a major problem to rice producers. Based in Namutumba district (Eastern Uganda), the study involved both structured interviews with several stakeholders and focus group discussions with three farmers groups and three rice miller groups, each comprising of ten people....

Author(s): Dan Makosa

December 2015

Market diversification opportunities for namibian fish and fish products

Decision Support Model (DSM) used to identify realistic export opportunities using a subsequent filtering process. The filtering process includes four sequential filters; the first filter includes a political and commercial risk assessment as well as a macro economic analysis.  The second filter consists of the detection of possible export opportunities by means of market size and both short- and long-term market...

Author(s): Teweldemedhin M. Y. and Chiripanhura B