Assessment of factors influencing natural rubber production among smallholder farmers in Liberia using Fuzzy AHP

Sumo, Peter Davis; Himbye, Kollie Samuel; Sanoe, Alieu A.; Gono, Mercy; Sumo, Dorris Zayzay

doi:10.20525/ijrbs.v11i4.1799

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“…Furthermore, the expansion of the industry is creating entrepreneur opportunities for Africans to benefit from globalization in unimaginable ways (Cooper & Rivoli, 2006). These entrepreneurship opportunities are crucial in the fight to alleviate the continent's widespread problem of extreme poverty, especially in Liberia (Sumo et al, 2022).…”

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The Retail Second-hand Clothing Sector in Developing Economy: Case study of Liberia

Sumo

2022

Croatian Regional Development Journal

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The proliferation of environmental awareness and the growing recognition of the significance of sustainability has resulted in a new trend of retailers embracing secondhand reselling from unsold or unwanted inventories. Their numbers are increasing while also leveraging various business models, strategies, and procedures. This study uses a survey data of 154 responses from retailers of second-hand clothing across four cities in Liberia to evaluate the used clothing sector in the country. Findings from the survey highlight that while the SHC value chain encourages sustainable consumption, it is also a promoter of economic growth, particularly for developing countries emerging from war. Its retail growth potential is closely tied to the level of economic development geared toward supporting subsistence activities. Findings also show that respondents strongly oppose banning the importation of used clothes and the notion that second-hand undergarments pose health challenges. These findings are essential for providing business owners with understanding of the retailing process and how they can strengthen their foothold in the used clothing sector. They also emphasize the used clothing industry’s significance in Liberia and create avenues for future research.

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The Retail Second-hand Clothing Sector in Developing Economy: Case study of Liberia

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2022

Croatian Regional Development Journal

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“…assess Nature-based tourism Attractiveness, through Fuzzy AHP approach, which was tested at a tourism destination in China(Gu et al, 2022). Different factors affect the small-scale farmer's natural rubber production in Liberia using MCDM, grading them using Fuzzy AHP(Sumo et al, 2022). A fuzzy AHP tool is used to analyze factors that influence Organizational Leadership on innovation management(Wegner et al, 2021).…”

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Analyzing Factors Influencing Seafarers to Pursue Sailing as a Career

2023

Journal of Informatics Education and Research

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Seafarers form the backbone of the Global Economy by transporting goods from one place to another. New studies show that, there will be a potential shortage of Seafarers, especially Officers in the Global Shipping Industry. Surprisingly, there is a trend of Indian Seafarers preferring not to continue sailing in the future, even though considerable Cadets have passed training. The study intents to find out different factors of Motivation influencing and encourage the Seafarers to continue sailing. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire that was sent to seafaring personnel willing to participate in the study. A total of 13 responses were used for the study. All the respondents are current sailing seafarers with at least 2 years of sailing experience. About 28 motivational factors were identified specific to shipping and are grouped into 3 -Intrinsic Factors (IF), Organizational Factors (OF) and Socio-cultural Factors (SF). The data were analyzed using Fuzzy AHP methodology; furthermore, the factors were ranked in relative, group and global weightage. The result shows that the Intrinsic Factors, which are driven by the internal reward of an Individual, are the prime Factors of Motivation that attract an Indian to seafaring profession. Lastly, the research proposes that a good HR policy coupled with an employee retention strategy will to some extent encourage the seafarers to continue sailing. The results are instrumental in making suitable amendments to the HR policy of a Shipping Company to retain its veteran workforce to compete in the Global Maritime Market.

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Assessment of factors influencing natural rubber production among smallholder farmers in Liberia using Fuzzy AHP

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The Retail Second-hand Clothing Sector in Developing Economy: Case study of Liberia

The Retail Second-hand Clothing Sector in Developing Economy: Case study of Liberia

Analyzing Factors Influencing Seafarers to Pursue Sailing as a Career

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