Food security in West Africa not only depends on productivity increases in marginal rural areas, but also on enhanced use of intensively farmed agricultural “niche” lands such as the urban and peri-urban spaces. They are characterised by easy market access and input availability which allows self...
Buerkert, Andreas
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Marschner, B.
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Steiner, C.
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Schlecht, E.
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Wichern, M.
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Schareika, N.
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Lowenstein, W.
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Drescher, A.W.
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Glaser, R.
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Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana
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Gnankambary, Z.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Jean-Pascal Lompo, D.
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[UrbanFoodplus – African-German Partnership to enhance resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban agriculture for improved food security in West African cities]
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UrbanFoodplus – African-German Partnership to enhance resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban agriculture for improved food security in West African cities
Thirsty and hungry cities are posing significant challenges for the urban-rural interface ranging from food security to inter-sectoral water allocation. Not only is the supply of resources to urban centres a growing challenge in low-income countries, but even more is the urban return flow, as inv...
Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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[Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective]
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Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective
Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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[Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation]
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Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation
The growing urban demand for food and changing diets are two of the main factors for changing urban food systems in terms of food quantity and diversity, as well as underlying production and distribution systems. In order to meet the urban food needs while minimising negative environmental effect...
Karg, H.
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Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.
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Schlesinger, J.
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Nyarko, G.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Food flow analysis: the role of locality in feeding cities [Abstract only]]
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Food flow analysis: the role of locality in feeding cities [Abstract only]
Hanjra, Munir A.
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Wichelns, Dennis
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Investing in water management in rural and urban landscapes to achieve and sustain global food security]
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Investing in water management in rural and urban landscapes to achieve and sustain global food security
This Atlas summarizes recent advances in interdisciplinary approaches and research to address the different components of West African urban food systems, including urban and peri-urban agriculture. It thereby draws on the results of several major collaborative research projects and stakeholder c...
Karg, H.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Atlas of West African urban food systems: examples from Ghana and Burkina Faso]
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Atlas of West African urban food systems: examples from Ghana and Burkina Faso
To assess the current situation of municipal solid waste (MSW) composting opportunities and potential acceptance of nutrient enriched pelletized compost in Sri Lanka,two field surveys were conductednationwide and in Kurunegala (Northwestern) area, respectively. Due to the low nutrient content of ...
Fernando, Sudarshana
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Drechsel, Pay
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Amirova, I.
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Semasinghe, Christina
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Jayathilake, Nilanthi
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[Turning urban waste into an economic asset for urban and periurban farming in Sri Lanka]
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Turning urban waste into an economic asset for urban and periurban farming in Sri Lanka