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When Urban Harvest began its sub-Saharan programme in 2002, scientists in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) knew that crop-livestock interactions intensify with human population densities. However, little was known about the nature of these interactions at the ...


Lee-Smith, D.Karanja, N.Njenga, M.Dongmo, T.Prain, G.[Nutrient cycles in three African cities.]Nutrient cycles in three African cities.

There are substantial limitations in our understanding of the distribution of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans and livestock in developing countries. Here, we present the results of an epidemiological study examining patterns of AMR in Escherichia coli isolates circulating in sympatric hu...


Muloi, DishonKiiru, J.Ward, M.J.Hassell, James M.Bettridge, Judy M.Robinson, T.P.Bunnik, B.A.D. vanChase-Topping, M.Robertson, G.Pedersen, A.B.Fèvre, Eric M.Woolhouse, Mark E.J.Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Kariuki, S.[Epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli carriage in sympatric humans and livestock in a rapidly urbanizing city]Epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli carriage in sympatric humans and livestock in a rapidly urbanizing city

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
Amoah, PhilipAdamtey, N.Cofie, Olufunke O.[Effect of urine, poultry manure, and dewatered faecal sludge on agronomic characteristics of cabbage in Accra, Ghana]Effect of urine, poultry manure, and dewatered faecal sludge on agronomic characteristics of cabbage in Accra, Ghana

Urban livestock provides an important source of food and income, but it may increase the risks for disease transmission. Vectors, such as mosquitoes, might increase and thereby cause an enhanced transmission of infectious diseases, such as dengue fever; considered the most important mosquito-born...


Jakobsen, F.Thang Nguyen-TienLong Pham-ThanhVuong Nghia BuiHung Nguyen-VietSon Tran-HaiLundkvist, A.Anh Bui-NgocLindahl, Johanna F.[Urban livestock-keeping and dengue in urban and peri-urban Hanoi, Vietnam]Urban livestock-keeping and dengue in urban and peri-urban Hanoi, Vietnam
Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Grace, DeliaRandolph, Thomas F.[Overview on urban and peri-urban agriculture: Definition, impact on human health, constraints and policy issues]Overview on urban and peri-urban agriculture: Definition, impact on human health, constraints and policy issues
Ekuttan, C.E.Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Kimani, V.N.Randolph, Thomas F.[Investigation on the prevalence of antimicrobial residues in milk obtained from urban smallholder dairy and non-dairy farming households in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya]Investigation on the prevalence of antimicrobial residues in milk obtained from urban smallholder dairy and non-dairy farming households in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya

Four isolates of the free-living antagonistic fungi Trichoderma asperellum T-12 (1012 spores/m2), Trichoderma brevicompactum T-3 (1012 spores/m2), Pochonia chlamydosporia Pc-1 (5×107 chamydospores/m2) and Paecilomyces sp. Pl-3 (1012 spores/m2), and two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Kuklospora ken...


Ahlé, V.Coyne, D.L.Coosemans, J.Affokpon, A.Agbede, R.D.[Better vegetable production systems in West Africa: prospects for the use of native antagonistic fungi for nematode management]Better vegetable production systems in West Africa: prospects for the use of native antagonistic fungi for nematode management

The urban infrastructure of Addis Ababa has not sufficiently developed along with the vast horizontal expansion of the city in the last thirty years. With a population growth rate of well over 5 percent, the demand for cereal crops and animal products will continue to increase substantiality. Thi...


Tegegne, Azage[Urban livestock production and gender in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]Urban livestock production and gender in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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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