Policy Brief – Toward Food Security in Ghana: Financing Options for Sustainable Food Supply Chains
The Centre for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain-Africa (CARISCA) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology commissioned a study into agricultural supply chain financing in Ghana
Policy Brief – How Female Entrepreneurs Can Build Resilient Businesses
In March 2022, the Centre for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain – Africa (CARISCA) sponsored a survey on women-led agricultural businesses in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The
Empowering Women in the Cocoa Supply Chain
For most people, savoring a delicious bite of chocolate probably doesn’t conjure thoughts about the source of the cocoa used to make it. But for Ruby Amegah, who was born and raised in Ghana and is now a vice president at Starbucks in Seattle, cocoa sourcing is personal.
Summit Keynote: Role of Women in the Future World of Work
“You cannot leave half of the population behind and grow your economy. You need everybody taking part in the economic growth of a country and the world at large.”
2023 Supply Chain Research Summit Earns High Marks
The third annual Supply Chain Research Summit held in Accra, Ghana, in June was “incredibly successful,” in the words of CARISCA Executive Director Dale Rogers. “It was emotional to me at the end,” said Rogers after the event. “I couldn’t believe how good it was.”
Types Of Diabetes
Diabetes is a prevalent, chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It’s important to have a comprehensive understanding of diabetes, including its different types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and management.
Experimental Research Designs in Supply Chain
More than 150 students, faculty and staff from KNUST and other higher education institutions in Africa gathered in person or virtually April 3 and 4 to learn about conducting experiments. The occasion was CARISCA’s second faculty workshop of the academic year.
Mahyar Eftekhar, an associate professor of supply chain management at Arizona State University, traveled to Ghana to lead the workshop. He shared examples of lab and field experiments he has conducted and talked about the value and power of experimental research.
Supply Chain Traceability: Improving Africa’s Agric and Health Sectors
CARISCA’s Supply Chain Action Network engages supply chain stakeholders in Ghana and across Africa to discuss current topics, trends, opportunities and challenges for managing African supply chains. The goal is to create a strong network of policymaking, private sector and civil society organizations to strengthen supply chain research, education and facilitate knowledge transfer.
CARISCA achieves ‘huge victory’ with journal publication
CARISCA achieved “a huge victory” this spring, in the words of executive director Dale Rogers, with a publication in one of the world’s leading supply chain journals. The Journal of Business Logistics published a paper by a CARISCA research team online May 1. It will be in the June print edition.