Small and Medium Enterprises Business Guide SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME) BUSINESS GUIDE SUPPORTED BY MARCH 2008 1 Uganda Investment Authority © 2008 Small and Medium Enterprises Business Guide Foreword The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is proud to introduce this first Small and Medium Enterprises Business Guide. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are the backbone of the Ugandan economy. They contribute to job creation and poverty reduction. SMEs need to be supported
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executive department known as the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).The USDA develops and executes policies on farming, agriculture, and food. This department aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers; promoting agricultural trade and production; assuring food safety; protecting natural resources; fostering rural communities; and ending hunger within the United States and abroad (About USDA, 2011). The United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, oversees this department and its seventeen
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Review of Warehouse Receipt System and Inventory Credit Initiatives in Eastern & Southern Africa Final report commissioned by UNCTAD under the All ACP Agricultural Commodities Programme (AAACP) *The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations September 2009 CONTENTS CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................................................
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Abstract In Bangladesh, now a day’s super market is a emerging, drastically boomed and very potential sector as well as popular choice of people for buying their daily necessary goods. A successful super market not only depends on how it serves its customers other than its competitors but also how it supply chain strongly and work effectively and efficiently. A typical supply chain refers the variety of stages. These supply chain stages include customers, retailers, wholesalers or distributors
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$1,527 (nominal: 135th; 2011)[1]$3,703 (PPP: 127th; 2011)[1] | GDP by sector | agriculture: 18.1%, industry: 26.3%, services: 55.6% (2011 est.) | Inflation (CPI) | 6.89% (March 2012)[3] | Population below poverty line | 37% (2010) (Note: 42% live less than $1.25 a day)[4] | Gini coefficient | 36.8 (List of countries) | Labour force | 487.6 million (2011 est.) | Labour force by occupation | agriculture: 52%, industry: 14%, services: 34% (2009 est.) | Unemployment | 9.8% (2011 est
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Business plan Private and confidential “FOR STARTING A MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION IN TANZANIA” Dar-es-Salaam June 2009 1 Table of Contents 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 3. 3.1. 3.2. 4. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 4.4. 5. 5.1. 5.2. 5.3. 5.4. 5.5. 5.6. 5.7. 6. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .....................................................3 Executive Summary..........................................................................................3 Mission and Goals ..............................
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Jamaica, a leading per capita export country known for its commitment to creativity, innovation and exceptional quality. April 2009 The National Export Strategy of Jamaica was developed on the basis of the process, methodology and technical assistance of the International Trade Centre (ITC). www.jamaicatradeandinvest.org/nes | 1-888-429-5NES (1-888-429-5637) 4 i n d u s t r y s e c t o r s t r at e g y Coffee Introduction Rationale The Jamaican brand of coffee, Blue Mountain
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External Environmental Scanning a) Economic and Technological changes China as a developing country, she changes a lot especially in economic and technological. A major economical shift is from manufacturing industry and agriculture industry to service industries and telecommunication. China had changed planning economic into market economy, with the economic reform from
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seed technology is the total of all the systematic activities necessary for production and supply of quality seeds in the crop culture of a country. These systematic activities are: multiplication, processing and preservation, quality assurance, marketing and finally ensuring the use of seed by farmers. The sequential approach in ensuring the use of quality seed has been undertaken in mid seventies and the quantity of seeds supplied by following the seed technological activities is only 6% of the
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of livestock mixed feeds. Some 600,000 farm households depend on corn as a major source of livelihood, in addition to transport services, traders, processors and agricultural input suppliers who directly benefit from corn production, processing, marketing and distribution. Corn is also processed into high value products, such as cornstarch, corn syrups, corn oil, gluten and snack foods. The Department of Agriculture’s Agri-Pinoy Corn Program aims to increase production of quality corn and also cassava
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