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Obuobie, EmmanuelKeraita, Bernard N.Danso, George K.Amoah, PhilipCofie, Olufunke O.Raschid-Sally, LiqaDrechsel, Pay[Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: Characteristics benefits and risks]Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: Characteristics benefits and risks

The drafting of this handbook was initiated in October 2007, in Ghana, by Ines Beernaerts, in the framework of the FAOKNUST project on “Evaluation of non-treatment options for maximizing public health benefits of WHO guidelines governing the use of wastewater in urban vegetable production in ...


Keraita, Bernard N.Akatse, JamesKinane, ModesteOsei, Collins K.Mateo-Sagasta, JavierBeernaerts, InesKoo-Oshima, SashaYoudeowei, AnthonyFredrix, MarjonNeate, Paul J.H.Graft- Johnson, K.G. deMander, PaoloMorgan, James[On-farm practices for the safe use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban horticulture]On-farm practices for the safe use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban horticulture

The goal of the project was to develop integrated and user-oriented strategies to safeguard public health concerns without compromising livelihoods and land and water productivity in wastewater irrigated urban and peri-urban vegetable farming. In this project, assessment of land and water product...


Abaidoo, R.C.Keraita, Bernard N.Amoah, PhilipDrechsel, PayBakang, J.A.Kranjac-Berisavljevic, GordanaKonradsen, FlemmingAgyekum, W.Klutse, A.[Safeguarding public health concerns, livelihoods and productivity in wastewater irrigated urban and periurban vegetable farming]Safeguarding public health concerns, livelihoods and productivity in wastewater irrigated urban and periurban vegetable farming

Background: Wastewater irrigation for vegetable production is a highly prevalent practice in Addis Ababa and a number of articles have been published on wastewater-irrigated soils and vegetables contaminated with heavy metals. However, to the best of our knowledge, an insight into assessment of h...


Woldetsadik, D.Drechsel, PayKeraita, Bernard N.Itanna, F.Gebrekidan, H.[Heavy metal accumulation and health risk assessment in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]Heavy metal accumulation and health risk assessment in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Traditionally, the spread and extent of human settlement beyond the major riparian zones of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and across many other arid regions of the world, has been determined by availability of groundwater supplies, accessed through hand-dug wells andsprings. In more recent times, grou...


Pavelic, PaulGiordano, MarkKeraita, Bernard N.Ramesh, VidyaRao, Tamma[Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries]Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries
Keraita, Bernard N.Drechsel, PayKonradsen, Flemming[Perceptions of farmers on health risks and risk reduction measures in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana]Perceptions of farmers on health risks and risk reduction measures in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana

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
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

Urban vegetable production and marketing systems in low-income countries are prone to contamination from polluted irrigation water, use of manure as fertilizer, unsanitary market conditions and other improper postharvest handling practices. In the recent past, the multiple-barrier approach has be...


Keraita, Bernard N.Amoah, PhilipDrechsel, PayAkple, Maxwell Selase Kwasi[Enhancing adoption of food safety measures in urban vegetable production and marketing systems]Enhancing adoption of food safety measures in urban vegetable production and marketing systems

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