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Title Inclusive green growth : challenges and opportunities for green business in Rural Africa / Calvin Atewamba, Dorothé Yong Ngondjeb, editors
Published Cham : Springer, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (328 pages)
Series Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
Advances in African economic, social and political development.
Contents Green Businesses for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future in Africa -- Constraints and Opportunities for Innovation in Green Enterprises: Implications for Land and Water Management in Rural Uganda -- An Analysis of Factors in Influencing Green Entrepreneurship -- Analysis of Crop Yield Volatility Among Small Holder Farmers in Ghana -- Prospects for and Constraints to Investment in Environmentally Friendly Infrastructure in Western Nigeria -- Sustainable Development and Small Medium Enterprises: How to Meet the Challenges of Mobilizing Ivorian SMEs -- Environmental and Economic Burden of Sand Dredging on Artisanal Fishing in Lagos State, Nigeria -- An Assessment of the Impact of Grazing Livestock on Cereal an Tuber Crops Production in Abuja, Nigeria -- Greening Farm-Family Business in Nigeria: Does Climate Change-Induced Migration Matter? -- An Assessment of Factors Shaping Green Growth Uptake in the Forest Sector at Rural Community Level in South Africa -- Assessment of the Impact of Barriers on Eco-Innovation within Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Firms in the Peripheral Regions of Lagos -- Inclusive Green Agricultural Business Model Innovation for Rural Africa: A Conceptual Framework -- Insights on Africa's Future in Its Transition to the Green Economy
Summary Fostering inclusive green growth in Africa means addressing existing and emerging development challenges, while efficiently managing Africas natural capital and building resilience to environmental, social and economic risks. Although this new paradigm for development has the potential to create tremendous business opportunities, there are also challenges. This book provides empirical evidence on the conditions for the emergence of green businesses in Africa. It includes 13 case studies, which identify the determinants of small and medium-size enterprises engagement in inclusive and sustainable growth in rural Africa, and the factors that hinder eco-innovation in business and entrepreneurial activities. Furthermore it discusses appropriate regulations and policies to stimulate the development of green business in Africa. Offering insights into the relationship between eco-innovation, labor productivity and business competitiveness in rural Africa, this book appeals to scholars, policy makers and practitioners interested in a green economy for Africa
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Subject Sustainable development -- Africa
Development economics
Environmental economics
Industrial management -- Environmental aspects
Industrial organization
International business enterprises
Sustainable development
Africa
Form Electronic book
Author Atewamba, Calvin
Ngondjeb, Dorothé Yong
ISBN 9783030441807
3030441806