De aanleiding voor dit onderzoek is om duidelijk te krijgen wat het begrip innovatievelden inhoud. Dit begrip is een onderdeel van het ruimtelijk raamwerk (voor M4H). Om dit begrip betekenis te geven, is een bredere hoofdvraag opgesteld en is de relatie tussen buitenruimte en innovatie onderzocht. De …

De probleemstelling die in dit onderzoek centraal staat luidt als volgt: “Met welk stedenbouwkundig ontwerp kan een woon- werkmilieu in Merwehavens van meerwaarde zijn voor het Makers District van Merwe-Vierhavens?” De vijf deelonderzoeken krijgen door deze vragen vorm: 1. Wat is stedelijkheid en hoe …

Urban planners and several stakeholders in public and private sector are in need of (quickscan) tools that can assess the vulnerability to floods and thermal stress. Urban flooding and thermal stress have become key issues for many cities around the world. With the continuing effects of climate change, …

Sustainable provision of the microfinance program is recommended to widen the income sources of poor people. Since the poor people do not have access to formal financial services, microfinance services regarded as useful way out for financial constraints. Microfinance services have grown immensely since …

Innovation Platforms (IPs) have been developed as forums that disseminate best practices in agricultural development and research. In Sub-Saharan Africa they are being tested as equitable, dynamic spaces bringing together heterogeneous actors to exchange knowledge and harness opportunities in experimental …

The livelihood strategies of farm households depend on the conditions of their assets and farm households cope with risk and shocks through portfolios consisting of different types of assets. Thus discussing the influence assets have on livelihood strategies of farm households helps in understanding …

In Northern Ghana, the shea nut tree is often referred to as the Northern “cocoa”, supposedly to signal the potential of Shea-nut as a weapon against poverty and to alleviate and empower women in terms of their financial status. This study was conducted to assess the contribution of shea butter extraction …

Soybean is one of six crops of special consideration in Rwanda on which it takes to accelerate sustainable agricultural and rural development. The Rwandan government has supported investors to invest in modern commercial soybean processing industries. Despite subsidy provided by the government, farmers …

The theme of the research is “Moving dairy farmers from informal to formal milk supply chain” A case study of Tanga Dairy Cooperative Union in Tanga district, Tanzania”. The study was carried out in two wards of Tanga district namely Pingon and Pongwe, between the end of June and the fist half of August …

This research was conducted to find out information on improving soybean market for smallholder farmers in Iringa district by assessing constraints and opportunities in the soybean value chain. The push was to find out the constraints and opportunities on the market to recommend to CARE International …