International Workshop on Indigenous Manufacturing in Africa

International Workshop on Indigenous Manufacturing in Africa

Event Info

Commentator
  • Germano Mwabu (University of Nairobi)
    Ramiarison Herinjatovo (University of Antananarivo)
    Aynalem Megersa (Addis Ababa University)
    Ferda Gelegen(United Nations Industrial Development Organization)
    Mine Yoichi (Doshisha University)
    Fukunishi Takahiro (Institute of Developing Economies)
    Oyama Shuichi (Kyoto University)
    Owa Masumi (Chukyo University)
    Takahashi Motoki (Kyoto University)
Date & Venue
  • 28th February, 2020（Friday）
  • 10:00-16:00
  • Middle-sized Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Inamori Center, Kyoto University
Language
  • English
Contact
  • Hyomin Jung (Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University)
    E-mail: ahme01 * hotmail.com (replace * with @)

Summary

The aim of the workshop is to clarify the backgrounds and factors of the development or underdevelopment of indigenous manufacturing in Sub-Saharan African countries. Through empirical surveys and qualitative analyses of firms and actors including laborers, our researches have examined the details of development processes, relationships among members within firm organizations, progresses in division of labor among various actors, technological changes and their influence on supply chains and intra-firm organizations and other important factors in African manufacturing firms. Then, we will discuss possibilities and bottlenecks of African industrialization from within.

Program

Opening

10:00-10:10

Takahashi Motoki (Kyoto University)
“Opening Remarks”

Morning Session

10:10-10:55

Ideue Kazuyo (Ritsumeikan University)
“Finance for Industrialization in Mauritius, 1970s-1990s: Focus on the Role of Local Industrial Capitalist and Catalyst”

10:55-11:40

Nishiura Akio (Soka University)
“Market Entry and Supply Chain of Food Processing SMEs in Zambia”

11:40-12:25

Matsubara Kana (Kyoto University)
“Skill Formation, Labor Relations and Firms’ Development in Shoe-making Industries in Ethiopia”

12:25-13:25

Lunch Break

Afternoon Session

13:25-14:10

Ramiarison Herinjatovo (University of Antananarivo)
“Madagascar’s Informal Sector: Main Challenges and Survival Strategy”

14:10-14:55

Jung Hyomin (Kyoto University)
“VET Institutes and Donor Assistance in Uganda”

14:55-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:50

Kato Tamahi (Kyoto University)
“Growing Market on Nutritional Supplementary Food in Tanzania: Mixed Porridge Flour”

Commentator

Germano Mwabu (University of Nairobi)
Ramiarison Herinjatovo (University of Antananarivo)
Aynalem Megersa (Addis Ababa University)
Ferda Gelegen(United Nations Industrial Development Organization)
Mine Yoichi (Doshisha University)
Fukunishi Takahiro (Institute of Developing Economies)
Oyama Shuichi (Kyoto University)
Owa Masumi (Chukyo University)
Takahashi Motoki (Kyoto University)

Date & Venue

28th February, 2020（Friday）
10:00-16:00
Middle-sized Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Inamori Center, Kyoto University

Language

English

Registration

Participation is free but pre-registration is required. Please send an e-mail to the address below with 1) your full name, 2) affiliation, 3) e-mail address by 26 February (Wed), 2020.

Co-hosted by

JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B) Study on Development of Spontaneous Enterprises in Changing Africa
JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(S) “African Potential” and overcoming the difficulties of modern world: comprehensive area studies that will provide a new perspective for the future of humanity

Contact

Hyomin Jung (Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University)
E-mail: ahme01 * hotmail.com (replace * with @)