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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.Drechsel, PayAkoto-Danso, Edmund K.Glaser, R.Nyarko, G.Buerkert, Andreas[Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities]Foodsheds and city region food systems in two 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, PayKeraita, Bernard N.[Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective]Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective
Semasinghe, ChristinaBenders, JorienVairavamoorthy, VisakanFernando, SudarshanaDrechsel, Pay[Vulnerability and resilience of the urban food system to extreme weather: a case study of Colombo, Sri Lanka [Abstract only].]Vulnerability and resilience of the urban food system to extreme weather: a case study of Colombo, Sri Lanka [Abstract only].

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.

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.Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.Schlesinger, J.Nyarko, G.Drechsel, Pay[Food flow analysis: the role of locality in feeding cities [Abstract only]]Food flow analysis: the role of locality in feeding cities [Abstract only]

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