Environmental practices and the growth of small and medium agro-processing enterprises in Uganda

Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy Pub Date : 2024-05-18 DOI:10.1016/j.clcb.2024.100090

Samuel Kabbera, Anthony Tibaingana, Yusuf Kiwala, Jude Thaddeo Mugarura

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The study investigated the relationship between environmentally sustainable practices and the growth of agro-processing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda. Aquantitative methodology was used to gather information from 367 respondents from agro-processing SMEs in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) in Uganda. The study findings suggest that environmental practices regarding energy conservation, waste reduction and water conservation have a positive and significant relationship to the growth of agro-processing SMEs. As a result, the study suggests and recommends an environmental sustainability model that can be used by small and medium-sized agro-processing businesses in the GKMA. This is expected to improve the growth of agro-processing SMEs in Uganda thus adding to the conversation about sustainability in the Ugandan agro-processing industry as a whole.

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乌干达中小型农产品加工企业的环保做法与发展

本研究调查了乌干达农业加工中小企业（SMEs）的环境可持续实践与增长之间的关系。研究采用定量方法，从乌干达大坎帕拉都市区（GKMA）367 家农业加工中小企业的受访者那里收集信息。研究结果表明，有关节约能源、减少废物和节约用水的环保措施与农产品加工中小企业的发展有着积极而重要的关系。因此，研究提出并推荐了一种环境可持续发展模式，可供 GKMA 的中小型农产品加工企业使用。这有望促进乌干达农产品加工中小企业的发展，从而推动整个乌干达农产品加工业的可持续发展。

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Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy

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