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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, AndreasMarschner, B.Steiner, C.Schlecht, E.Wichern, M.Schareika, N.Lowenstein, W.Drescher, A.W.Glaser, R.Kranjac-Berisavljevic, GordanaGnankambary, Z.Drechsel, PayJean-Pascal Lompo, D.[UrbanFoodplus – African-German Partnership to enhance resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban agriculture for improved food security in West African cities]UrbanFoodplus – African-German Partnership to enhance resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban agriculture for improved food security in West African cities

Background: Faecal matter biochar offers an interesting value proposition where the pyrolysis process guaranties a 100% pathogen elimination, as well as significant reduction in transport and storage weight and volume. Therefore, to evaluate the effect of (1) biochar produced from dried faecal ma...


Woldetsadik, D.Drechsel, PayMarschner, B.Itanna, F.Gebrekidan, H.[Effect of biochar derived from faecal matter on yield and nutrient content of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils]Effect of biochar derived from faecal matter on yield and nutrient content of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils
Drechsel, PayKeraita, Bernard N.[Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation]Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation

This study reports and analyzes nutrient balances in experimental vegetable production systems of the two West African cities of Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) over a twoyear period comprising thirteen and eleven crops, respectively. Nutrient-use efficiency was also calculated. In ...


Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.Manka'abusi, D.Steiner, C.Werner, S.Haering, V.Lompo, D.J.-P.Nyarko, G.Marschner, B.Drechsel, PayBuerkert, Andreas[Nutrient flows and balances in intensively managed vegetable production of two West African cities]Nutrient flows and balances in intensively managed vegetable production of two West African cities

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