In response to changing urban food systems, short supply chains have been advocated to meet urban food needs while building more sustainable urban food systems. Despite an increasing interest in urban food supply and the flows of food from production to consumption, there is a lack of empirical s...
Karg, H.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.
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Glaser, R.
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Nyarko, G.
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Buerkert, Andreas
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[Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities]
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Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities
Recent studies have examined the urban metabolism of cities using urban consumption as a proxy for food inflows but very few studies have aimed at quantifying the role of cities as trade hubs and nutrient sinks of their hinterlands. We therefore examined the linkages between food and animal feed ...
Karg, H.
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Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Abubakari, A.-H.
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Buerkert, Andreas
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[Food- and feed-based nutrient flows in two West African cities]
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Food- and feed-based nutrient flows in two West African cities
Rapid urban growth in sub-Saharan Africa challenges food supply of cities. As food and other organic matter are transported from production areas to consumption points, water, which has been used for their production, is transported virtually. This study aimed at determining the magnitude and sou...
Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.
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Karg, H.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Nyarko, G.
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Buerkert, Andreas
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[Virtual water flow in food trade systems of two West African cities]
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Virtual water flow in food trade systems of two West African cities