Risk management in smallholder scheme projects in Ghana. Cases study of Norpalm Ghana Limited’s smallholder scheme project
| dc.contributor.author | Lamptey, Nii Lante | |
| dc.contributor.author | ||
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-23T10:51:23Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-19T03:49:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-23T10:51:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-19T03:49:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-06-23 | |
| dc.description | A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Award Degree of Master of Science. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The agricultural sector plays a vital role in the economy of Ghana however, it is embedded with lots of risks that can affect the success of a project if not managed properly. This thesis is a study of risk management in a smallholder scheme project in Ghana using Norpalm Ghana Limited an oil palm plantation company as a case study. The main aim of the study was to identify the risks associated with Norpalm Ghana Limited’s smallholder scheme project and their response strategies. The objectives were to explore the risk associated with Norpalm Ghana Limited’s smallholder scheme project and assess its impact on the project. Questionnaires were developed and used to fulfil the objectives of the study. The questionnaires were distributed to all participants in Norpalm Ghana Limited’s smallholder scheme project. They included management, scheme manager, project team members and the project leads. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistic and results were ranked using their means scores. Respondents in the study concluded that ten most important risks that can affect a smallholder scheme project include: land availability, stakeholder selection process and engagement, weather condition, pest and disease management, team members with negative attitude towards project, financial difficulties, health and safety, communication methods, soil fertility and lack of training. The study revealed that all the participants acknowledged the need to perform risk identification and analysis in a project but some of them have never performed risk identification analysis before. The study recommended that project managers and stakeholders should train their project team in risk management process, organization should engage team member and select project lead with background in risk management | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | KNUST | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14089 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Risk management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Risk identification | en_US |
| dc.subject | Smallholder scheme project | en_US |
| dc.title | Risk management in smallholder scheme projects in Ghana. Cases study of Norpalm Ghana Limited’s smallholder scheme project | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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