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Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is seen as a subsistence-oriented production system. It has been given little formal support or recognition by city authorities in the development plans. Recent development programmes have continued to raise awareness about this phenomenon, and local authori...


Larbi, Theophilus OtchereCofie, Olufunke O.Amoah, PhilipVeenhuizen, René van[Strengthening urban producer organizations for innovative vegetable production and marketing in West African cities: experiences from Accra, Chana and Ibadan, Nigeria]Strengthening urban producer organizations for innovative vegetable production and marketing in West African cities: experiences from Accra, Chana and Ibadan, Nigeria

Informal irrigation is receiving increasing attention in West Africa. In particular, irrigated urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is thriving with significant benefits for farmers and the urban populations, though it is often handicapped by water pollution which threatens public health and pr...


Drechsel, PayCofie, Olufunke O.Veenhuizen, René vanLarbi, Theophilus Otchere[Linking research, capacity building, and policy dialogue in support of informal irrigation in urban West Africa]Linking research, capacity building, and policy dialogue in support of informal irrigation in urban West Africa
Scott, Christopher A.Faruqui , N.Carr, R.Blumenthal, U.Amerasinghe, Felix P.Redwood, M.Ramachandran, G.Al-Beiruti, S. N.Prain, G.Gopal, M. G.Raschid-Sally, LiqaHuibers, F.Agodzo, Sampson K.Mukherjee, M.Madsen, T.Cornish, G.Silva, P.Minhas, P. S.Niang, S.Al Khatib, N.Ghougassian, B.Drechsel, PayShetty, S.Blümmel, MichaelSengupta, A.K.Matsuno, Y.Veenhuizen, René vanHall, A.Keraita, Bernard N.Simmons, Robert W.Shalabi, M.Murray-Rust, HammondHainsworth, S.Rajan, V.Buechler, Stephanie J.Reddy, U. M.McCornick, Peter G.Devi, GayathriKielen, N.Ensink, Jeroen H.J.Devi, RamaHoek, Wim van derKundu, N.Haan, MaxAbayawardana, SarathNarayana, P.Bouma, Jetske[The Hyderabad Declaration on Wastewater Use in Agriculture, 14 November 2002, Hyderabad, India. [A public statement].]The Hyderabad Declaration on Wastewater Use in Agriculture, 14 November 2002, Hyderabad, India. [A public statement].

The chapter presents the process and results from a project implemented in Accra by the Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) Foundation to strengthen farmers’ organizations for innovative irrigated vegetable farming and marketing. One hundred urban farmers were organized...


Larbi, Theophilus OtchereCofie, Olufunke O.Amoah, PhilipVeenhuizen, René van[Strengthening urban producer organizations]Strengthening urban producer organizations

Municipal authorities in developing countries are facing immense challenges in managing both solid and liquid waste in a sustainable way. Recycling is not yet high on their agenda although they appreciate the potential of composting for waste volume reduction. This offers an entry point to introd...


Cofie, Olufunke O.Drechsel, PayAgbottah, S.Veenhuizen, René van[Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa]Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa

Municipal authorities in developing countries are facing immense challenges in managing both solid and liquid waste in a sustainable way. Recycling is not yet high on their agenda although they appreciate the potential of composting for waste volume reduction. This offers an entry point to introd...


Cofie, Olufunke O.Drechsel, PayAgbottah, S.Veenhuizen, René van[Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa]Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa

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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