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Risk assessments related to use of water and safety of fresh produce originate from both water and food microbiology studies. Although the set-up and methodology of risk assessment in these 2 disciplines may differ, analysis of the current literature reveals some common outcomes. Most of these st...


Keuckelaere, A. deJacxsens, L.Amoah, PhilipMedema, G.McClure, P.Jaykus, L.-A.Uyttendaele, M.[Zero risk does not exist: lessons learned from microbial risk assessment related to use of water and safety of fresh produce]Zero risk does not exist: lessons learned from microbial risk assessment related to use of water and safety of fresh produce

Irrigation using untreated wastewater poses health risks to farmers and consumers of crop products, especially vegetables. With hardly any wastewater treatment in Ghana, a multiple-barrier approach was adopted and safe re-use practices were developed through action research involving a number of ...


Keraita, Bernard N.Abaidoo, R.C.Beernaerts, InesKoo-Oshima, SashaAmoah, PhilipDrechsel, PayKonradsen, Flemming[Safe re-use practices in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana.]Safe re-use practices in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana.

Purpose: Faecal sludge (FS) has been co-composted with many organic solid wastes globally. Agricultural wastes, such as oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) and cocoa pod husks (CPH), have received very little research attention as far as combining with FS is concerned. This study aimed at co-compo...


Nartey, Eric GbenateyAmoah, PhilipOfosu-Budu, G.K.Muspratt, A.Pradhan, Surendra K.[Effects of co-composting of faecal sludge and agricultural wastes on tomato transplant and growth]Effects of co-composting of faecal sludge and agricultural wastes on tomato transplant and growth

Tamale is the capital city of Ghana’s Northern Region. As the regional capital, Tamale is growing rapidly – the population has almost tripled to over 370,000 in the past 30 years, and the areal extent has increased up to sevenfold in the same period. Urban agriculture is an integral part of the f...


Bellwood-Howard, I.Amoah, PhilipZakaria, R.Veenhuizen, René van[Experiences from stakeholder dialogues in Tamale, northern Ghana]Experiences from stakeholder dialogues in Tamale, northern Ghana

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