Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) is considered a staple crop in many considerable parts of Africa. According to FAOSTAT (2013)‚ sweet potato has been considered as the seventh important food crop in the world. Agriculture has become more market oriented and sweetpotato is one of the many crops that help farmers obtain income and subsistence food security (Wheatly and Loechl‚ 2008). Sweetpotato are mainly eaten as staple food‚ consumed directly from the farm in a subsistence economy across the sub-Saharan
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Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation Company that was co - founder by three people at the year of 1976‚ April 1 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Apple Inc. is known for it product such as "The iPhone series‚ The I-Pad series and The MacBook Series". Apple first product was the ’Apple 1 personal computer kit’ that was hand-built by Steve Wozniak and first showcase to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club (Is an computer hobbyist users ’ group in which computer hobbyist
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Katherine Benaim Contemporary Craft Year 2 Exploring the world of Micro Architecture In this essay I will be exploring the ways in which other cultures and societies can influence our own in terms of Art and Architecture. I will also endeavour to understand the history and social desire for smaller buildings‚ and how it effects artists and designers and moreover‚ the earth. Our childhood evokes many memories of the evolution into adulthood‚ and we try desperately to hold on to them. Impossible
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For Profits: The Unethical Side of Micro-Lending The original principle of micro lending is to provide start-up or expansion business loans to people living in less advantaged or impoverished countries who are unable to apply for traditional loans due to lack of credit history and/or collateral. Micro-financing is a great tool to create venture capital for those who would have no other means to secure it. The primary goal of micro lending‚ as established by Muhammad Yunus‚ the godfather of microcredit
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Macro vs. Micro Management Macro vs. Micro Management The role of manager is an important position of supervision in any organization. The supervisor/manager plays a key function‚ in the day to day needs of the organization‚ by finding a balance of work efficiency and managing personnel. This balance becomes even more prevalent when assigning projects or interacting with subordinates. This paper will analyze several aspects or pitfalls‚ managers could find themselves involved in; and
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Uber Technologies Inc. headquarters are based in San Francisco‚ California‚ United States of America. Under the leadership of Travis Kalanick‚ this transportation services application‚ Uber‚ was developed in 2009. [1] The application has then lead to the world of “Uberisation”. [2] The question is‚ how does Uber work? Uber provides a platform for the consumers and drivers to connect with each other and allow a trade to take place. [1] As long as the users have a smartphone‚ they can use the Uber’s
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1.0 Introduction Motorola Inc. was established at 1928. The products are divided into two independent public companies‚ Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4‚ 2011. The company entried into the mobile radio communications area by the initial car radio‚ after developing it becomes to be one of the largest electronics corporation in the United States. 2.0 Planning 2.1 First step The basic principle of Motorola Inc. is to increase the market share. So they began the international
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GAP Inc Table of Contents Abstract 4 Introduction: 5 Background of the company: 6 Objectives: 6 Mission and vision statement: 6 Industry analysis: 7 Porter’s Five Forces analysis: 8 Competition: 8 Treat of new entry: 8 Threat of substitutes: 9 Power of suppliers: 9 Power of buyers: 9 Environmental Analysis: 10 Social - Cultural: 10 Economic: 10 Legal/Political: 11 Technology: 11 Industry Structure: 12 Competitors: 12 Economics strategy adopted by Gap inc. to improve it’s
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Micro and macro social theories Functionalism and symbolic interactionism are contrasting sociological theories. Like all theory‚ sociological theory cannot explain everything and therefore differing theories have different perspectives and ideas. As a result they only offer partial or specific points of view of society in general. There are a wide range of sociological theories‚ which can be categorised into two main groups: structural or macro and social action or Micro perspectives. (Langhoff
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Introduction: Aspen is a software company which was established in 1982. The company mainly provides simulation solutions to process manufacturing companies. The main industry which the company focuses on is chemical processing. The entire idea began with the project of Advanced System for Process Engineering in MIT in 1976. This project was than acquired by Lawrence Evans whom founded Aspen. In a very short amount of time Aspen became a major player in the simulation part of the software industry
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