Population growth, urban expansion and economic development are increasing competition for water use between agriculture and other users. In addition, the high rate of soil degradation and declining soil moisture in the Sub-Saharan African Region have called for several crop production management...
Adamtey, Noah
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Ofosu-Budu, G.K.
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Ofosu-Anim, J.
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Laryea, K.B.
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Forster, D.
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[Effect of N-enriched co-compost on transpiration efficiency and water-use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.) under controlled irrigation]
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Effect of N-enriched co-compost on transpiration efficiency and water-use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.) under controlled irrigation
This article examines the sustainability of livelihoods through urban agriculture (UA): gender dimensions in Accra, Ghana. The population used for the study was the vegetable producers within and around Accra, Ghana. A mix of sampling techniques was followed in choosing UA producers. While a rand...
Adeoti, A.I.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Oladele, O.I.
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[Gender analysis of the contribution of urban agriculture to sustainable livelihoods in Accra, Ghana]
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Gender analysis of the contribution of urban agriculture to sustainable livelihoods in Accra, Ghana
Municipal authorities in developing countries are facing immense challenges in managing both solid and liquid waste in a sustainable way. Recycling is not yet high on their agenda although they appreciate the potential of composting for waste volume reduction. This offers an entry point to introd...
Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Agbottah, S.
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Veenhuizen, René van
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[Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore people’s perceptions, stated attitudes, and observed and reported behaviour to water and other environmental quality.
Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted a mixed method approach. It employed a cross-sectional survey design. Ten communiti...
Abraham, Ernest M.
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Martin, A.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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[Perceptions, attitudes and behaviours toward urban surface water quality in Accra, Ghana]
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Perceptions, attitudes and behaviours toward urban surface water quality in Accra, Ghana
This research is aimed at investigating the effect of different particle sizes of sand for the dewatering of faecal sludge with respect to the dewatering time, contaminant load in the percolate, rate of clogging and quantity of biosolids produced. Three filter media FM1, FM2 and FM3 were used to ...
Kuffour, A.R.
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Awuah, E.
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Anyemedu, F.O.K.
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Strauss, M.
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Kone, D.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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[Effect of using different particle sizes of sand as filter media for dewatering faecal sludge]
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Effect of using different particle sizes of sand as filter media for dewatering faecal sludge
Recovery of the organic fraction of municipal waste for peri-urban agriculture could contribute to the improvement of environmental sanitation and increase agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, municipal waste co-compost (Co) has low nitrogen (N) content. Therefore, this study...
Adamtey, Noah
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Ofosu-Budu, G.K.
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Danso, S.K.A.
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Forster, D.
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[Production and storage of N-enriched co-compost]
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Production and storage of N-enriched co-compost