Environmental efficiency of small-scale tea processors in Kenya: an inverse data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach

Gatimbu, Karambu Kiende; Ogada, Maurice Juma; Budambula, Nancy L. M.

doi:10.1007/s10668-019-00348-x

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“…In the EICP technique, four components are manufactured in different factories and agro-industrial processes, which is not the case with centralized cement production. Having multiple entities producing various components to be combined into one product would reduce the overall environmental e ciency of the system (Gatimbu et al 2020); this is on top of the additional transportation-related environmental burdens.…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of Biocemented Sands using Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) for Ground Improvement Applications

Alotaibi

Arab

Abdallah

et al. 2021

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Integrating sustainability goals into the selection of suitable ground improvement techniques is a global trend. Several bio-inspired and bio-mediated ground improvement techniques have been recently investigated as sustainable alternatives for traditional ground improvement techniques known for their high carbon footprint. Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) is an emerging bio-inspired soil improvement technique that is based on the hydrolysis of urea to precipitate carbonates that cement sand particles. Life cycle assessment (LCA) study was conducted to compare the use of traditional ground improvement using Portland cement with bio-cementation via EICP over a range of environmental impacts. The LCA results revealed that EICP soil treatment has nearly 90% less abiotic depletion potential and 3% less global warming potential compared to cement. Compared to cement, EICP has higher acidification and eutrophication potentials due to byproducts during the hydrolysis process. The sensitivity analysis of EICP emissions showed that reducing and controlling the EICP process emissions and using waste non-fate milk has resulted in significantly fewer impacts compared to the EICP baseline scenario.

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Section: Limitations and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life Cycle Assessment of Biocemented Sands using Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) for Ground Improvement Applications

Alotaibi

Arab

Abdallah

et al. 2021

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“…Available evidence indicates that technological capabilities in tea processing firms and intellectual capital enhance the quality of employees and the richness of knowledge exchange among team members. Intellectual capital is embodied in how it assists collaborations and the exchange of ideas progress of internal processes of learning within the firm are a prerequisite for organizational performance (Gatimbu et al, 2020). Purposeful investments in knowledge enable firms to select, adapt, modify and improve products (Mwangi & Namusonge, 2014).…”

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“…In spite of several calls for more intellectual capital utilization and actions, the extent of intellectual capital embraced in Kenya is considered still low. A report by tea board of Kenya TBK(2016) observed that in 2014, tea processing firms had a decline of 11% in market share as compared to the year 2013.On the same standing, Kenya, contributed on average 45% of the foreign exchange earnings up to the year 2010 when its contribution dropped to 25% Gatimbu et al (2019); International Tea Committee (2017); Tea Board of Kenya (2017. This trend has made this sector to be in distress, issues like, escalating costs of production, pronounced gaps and fluctuations in (dividends) bonus payments per kilogram in different KTDA tea processing firms' operational costs and heavy taxation imposed to it (Mwangi & Namusonge, 2014).…”

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“…In addition, behavioral norms are unprinted rules that have stressed on issues such as the appearance of the staff and their cooperation with each other. The essentials of organizational capital comprise information systems, infrastructure, procedures, processes and organizational culture (Gatimbu et al, 2020). Therefore, since organizational capital is codified, its formation, preservation and improvement basically result from designed and repetitive activities of processing.…”

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“…Furthermore, R & D is also aimed at improving the professional know-how associated with the processing and production processes of organizations, covering issues such as basic research, product design, manufacturing processes and service procedures (Paputungan et al, 2020). Consequently, an increase in a organization`s R & D will aid modernize the production of new goods, rendering them appealing to hook the responsiveness of domestic buyers away from imports as well as to catch the attention of foreign buyers, thus increasing exports (Gatimbu et al, 2020). Intellectual capital strategies enable tea processing firms to exploit human skills, nonphysical setup, methods and databases of the firm leading to high performance.…”

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The Relationship Between Intellectual Capital, Research and Development and Organizational Performance of Tea Processing Firms in Kenya

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Armurle²,

Nyaboga³

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A firm's investment in intellectual capital strategy is considered a crucial factor for tea processing firms' capability to innovate, or its ability to utilize its knowledge resources On the one hand most organizations are recognized for their main ability as intangible possession and for accessing competitive advantage. On the other hand, the importance and the influence of employees' knowledge and organizational knowledge on the performance and competitiveness of organizations have become very necessary and it leads to acceleration of learning patterns within the organization. According to value of the subject, the study intend to examine the influence of capital strategy on organizational performance of Tea firms in Kericho and Kisii highland in (Kenya) The study was anchored upon, Resource Based View theory .The framework of the study was tea processing firms in the regions 5and 6. The study relied on primary data and questionnaires were. The descriptive survey design was adopted with a response rate of 79.4%, and adopted a stratified sampling technique. The sample size of the study was 403 respondents. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. T-test statistic was computed for intellectual capital and the results indicated that the strategy was statistically significant in enhancing organizational performance. The study results showed that intellectual capital had a positive influence on performance of KTDA managed processing firms in Region Kericho and Kisii highlands in Kenya. The implication of the study findings is that, tea firms' managers should develop their human capital through training, increase their networking and partnership, and increase their investment in modern technology in order to enhance tea processing firms' performance in Kenya.

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Agribusiness diversification and technological innovation efficiency: A U‐shaped relationship

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Sun

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In recent years, agribusiness firms have increasingly diversified their product portfolio and expanded into new business areas through internal growth or acquisition, which can lead to the reallocation of innovation resources. This study examines the impact of agribusiness diversification (AD) on technological innovation efficiency (TIE) in China. Based on an 8‐year longitudinal dataset of 101 Chinese listed agribusiness firms from 2012 to 2019, this study applies the Tobit regression technique to reveal the underlying mechanism between AD and TIE. The empirical results show that: (1) the AD‐TIE relationship follows a U‐shaped pattern, that is, at low levels of AD, the AD‐TIE relationship is negative; at high levels of AD, the AD‐TIE relationship is positive. (2) government subsidies (GS) negatively moderate the U‐shaped relationship between AD and TIE, such that GS flattens the U‐shaped curve. Our findings have important implications for agribusiness managers and public policymakers. [EconLit citations: H25, L25, Q16].

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Environmental efficiency of small-scale tea processors in Kenya: an inverse data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach

Cited by 25 publications

References 18 publications

Life Cycle Assessment of Biocemented Sands using Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) for Ground Improvement Applications

Life Cycle Assessment of Biocemented Sands using Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) for Ground Improvement Applications

The Relationship Between Intellectual Capital, Research and Development and Organizational Performance of Tea Processing Firms in Kenya

Agribusiness diversification and technological innovation efficiency: A U‐shaped relationship

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