Projects
Impact of promoting Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre ex Pax. kernel commercialization on farmer livelihoods in Cameroon Ghent University
This study investigates the impact of a development project on farmer livelihoods in rural areas in Cameroon. The targeted development project focuses on the promotion of the commercialisation of Ricinodendron heudelotii kernels. The development projectU+2019s interventions have an impact on farmersU+2019 livelihoods. This study investigates the multiple levels of this impact: financial, social, human, natural and physical.
Ethical aspects of the commercialization of academic research. Ghent University
Beyond patronizing? The area of tension between educationalization and commercialization in the lifeworld of children Ghent University
The starting point of this research lies in the economical (the child as consumer) and political changes (the child as citizen) that took place in the lifeworlds of children during the second half of the 20th century in the Western countries. This research aims at mapping the implications of these sociatal changes for our constructions of today's childhood as well as for the actual lifeworlds of children.
A review to document and characterize the aggregation models used in agricultural value chains for biofortified crops globally and within the Commercialisation of Biofortified Crops (“CBC”) programme. Ghent University
Through the Commercialising Biofortified Crops (CBC) programme, GAIN and HarvestPlus share an ambition to expand coverage of biofortified nutrient dense foods to at least 190 million consumers by 2022. The current focus will be on biofortified varieties of six highly promising crops, developed by HarvestPlus and its partners. These crops form the frontline cluster of sentinel nutritious staple crops to be considered for commercialisation at ...
An Ethnography of Human-Bee Relations in the Context of the Commercialisation of Beekeeping in West Tanzania Ghent University
Beekeeping is a widespread practice with a long history in Tanzania. The culture of beekeeping is diversifying due to the emergence of commercial beekeeping prompted by the high price of honey on the world market. Drawing on the many indications for the importance of bees and honey in religious, social, subsistence, and increasingly, commercial settings in Tanzania, this project argues for the need to move beyond the anthropocentric study of ...
From research to commercialisation in an entrepreneurial university: Development of pre-incubation structures for the University of Antwerp University of Antwerp
COLAE - Commercialisation Clusters of Organic and Large Area Electronics Ghent University
COLAE is a pan-European initiative to promote the commercial exploitation of organic and large area electronics in Europe. The project combines 18 partners from 12 countries, representing all major European OLAE competence clusters. The project aims at speeding up the commercialization and adoption of organic and large area electronics by promoting collaboration between industry clusters throughout Europe.
Saffron yield enhancement by optimization of water and energy resource use, fair trade and sustainable develompent Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
ILVO contributes its expertise on sustainable development to this international project with Moroccan and German project partners. The main question is "How can saffron yield and revenues be optimized in every step of the production chain?" This project focuses on sustainable agricultural development in the region of Souss-Massa-Draâ in Southern Morocco. The strategic plan for this region ...