Characteristics Of Urban And Peri Urban Agriculture In West Africa

Author : Imogen Bellwood-Howard,Volker Häring,Hanna Karg,Regina Roessler,Johannes Schlesinger,Martina Shakya
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908210

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Characteristics of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in West Africa by Imogen Bellwood-Howard,Volker Häring,Hanna Karg,Regina Roessler,Johannes Schlesinger,Martina Shakya Pdf

The report summarizes key results from surveys carried out on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) in 2013. The aim was to provide a broad overview of the state of UPA in the study cities and a basis for future research endeavors. The randomized sampling approach used aerial photography to identify 10 sites in different categories of farm in each city. Farmers provided information on their cropping and livestock-rearing activities. There were similarities between the cities, but the differences in the expression of UPA in Tamale and Ouagadougou were more intriguing, as in farm sizes, crops grown and livestock ownership. Farmers were particularly concerned about diminishing access to land in Tamale, where sales by chiefs to private investors were accelerating. In Ouagadougou, formal reallocation of land to homeowners by the state had similarly decreased available farmland. Water availability was a universal concern, and the quality of water used for irrigation was potentially more questionable in Ouagadougou than in Tamale. The results point to the need for further work on uncontaminated, perennial water sources and soil fertility management, alongside focuses on commercialization of animal production, and the legal, political and institutional context of UPA in different West African cities.

Author : Pay Drechsel,Dagmar Kunze
Publisher : CABI
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Compost
ISBN : 0851998895

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Waste Composting for Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture by Pay Drechsel,Dagmar Kunze Pdf

Rapid urbanization has created a major challenge with regard to waste management and environmental protection. However, the problem can be ameliorated by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in peri-urban areas. This is especially significant in less developed countries, where food security is also a key issue. This book addresses these subjects and is based on papers presented at a workshop held in Ghana by the International Board for Soil Research and Management (IBSRAM, now part of the International Water Management Institute) and FAO. Special reference is given to Sub-Saharan Africa, with acknowledgement to experiences from other parts of the world. Contributing authors are from several European, as well as African, countries.

Author : David Grossman,Leo M. van den Berg,Hyacinth I. Ajaegbu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429778766

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Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Africa by David Grossman,Leo M. van den Berg,Hyacinth I. Ajaegbu Pdf

Published in 1999, this work sets out to assess the potential of urban and peri-urban agriculture for generating income and for improving food supply for the growing urban population in Africa. It considers both full-time small-holder farmers and part-timers, who hold land under various tenurial conditions. Since the book is a collection of papers based on field studies, it contains a wide range of approaches, methods of investigation, and scientific findings.

Author : René van Veenhuizen,Danso, G.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9251058814

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Profitability and sustainability of urban and periurban agriculture by René van Veenhuizen,Danso, G. Pdf

Urban agriculture (UA) is a dynamic concept that comprises a variety of livelihood systems ranging from subsistence production and processing at the household level to more commercialized agriculture. It takes place in different locations and under varying socio-economic conditions and political regimes. The diversity of UA is one of its main attributes, as it can be adapted to a wide range of urban situations and to the needs of diverse stakeholders. This paper aims to provide pertinent information on profitability and sustainability of UA to a wide audience of managers and policymakers from municipalities, ministries of agriculture, local government, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), donor organizations and university research institutions. It aims to highlight the benefits of linkages between agriculture and the urban environment, leading to a more balanced understanding of the conflicts and synergies. It examines how UA can contribute substantially to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly in reducing urban poverty and hunger (MDG 1) and ensuring environmental sustainability (MDG 7).

Author : Pay Drechsel,Sophie Graefe,Moise Sonou,Olufunke O. Cofie
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Irrigation farming
ISBN : 9789290906421

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Informal Irrigation in Urban West Africa by Pay Drechsel,Sophie Graefe,Moise Sonou,Olufunke O. Cofie Pdf

This report tries to provide a state-of-the-art overview on irrigated urban agriculture in the West African subregion based on a comprehensive literature review supported by the results of three IWMI FAO projects.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Rikolto,RUAF Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251361115

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Urban and peri-urban agriculture sourcebook by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Rikolto,RUAF Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Pdf

The purpose of this book is to set out the key lessons learned and to provide recommendations and guidance based on existing cases and examples for a wide range of actors involved in urban food systems. In particular, the aim is for this publication to serve as a sourcebook for local decision-makers, policy advisors, urban planners, specialists, practitioners and others involved in urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA). The sourcebook is also for those involved in the design and implementation of production schemes, planning of urban food strategies, and policies concerning agriculture in urban and peri-urban areas.

Author : Karg, H.,Drechsel, Pay
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789290908753

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Atlas of West African urban food systems by Karg, H.,Drechsel, Pay Pdf

Author : Ishtiag Faroug Abdalla
Publisher : kassel university press GmbH
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Agricultural development projects
ISBN : 9783862192687

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Socioeconomic Aspects of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture by Ishtiag Faroug Abdalla Pdf

Author : Antoinette M G A WinklerPrins
Publisher : CABI
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781780647326

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Global Urban Agriculture by Antoinette M G A WinklerPrins Pdf

There has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture worldwide because of its role in making cities more environmentaly sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food access and social justice. This edited volume brings together current research and case studies concerning urban agriculture from both the Global North and the Global South. Its objective is to help bridge the long-standing divide between discussion of urban agriculture in the Global North and the Global South and to demonstrate that today there are greater areas of overlap than there are differences both theoretically and substantively, and that research in either area can help inform research in the other. The book covers the nature of urban agriculture and how it supports livelihoods, provides ecosystem services, and community development. It also considers urban agriculture and social capital, networks, and agro-biodiversity conservation. Concepts such as sustainability, resilience, adaptation and community, and the value of urban agriculture as a recreational resource are explored. It also examines, quite fundamentally, why people farm in the city and how urban agriculture can contribute to more sustainable cities in both the Global North and the Global South.

Author : Axumite G. Egziabher
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552501092

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Cities Feeding People by Axumite G. Egziabher Pdf

Cities Feeding People examines urban agriculture in East Africa and proves that it is a safe, clean, and secure method to feed the world's struggling urban residents. It also collapses the myth that urban agriculture is practiced only by the poor and unemployed. Cities Feeding People provides the hard facts needed to convince governments that urban agriculture should have a larger role in feeding the urban population.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,University College London Press
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251310823

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Integrating Food into Urban Planning by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,University College London Press Pdf

The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic. Urban planners, alongside the local and regional authorities that have traditionally been less engaged in food-related issues, are now asked to take a central and active part in understanding the way food is produced, processed, packaged, transported, marketed, consumed, disposed of and recycled in our cities. Despite a growing body of literature on food and cities, the issue of planning cities in such a way they will increase food security and nutrition, not only for the affluent segments of society but primarily for the poor, is much less discussed, and much less informed by practices. This volume intends to fill this gap by putting more than 20 city-based experiences in perspective: Toronto, New York City, Providence and Portland in North America; Cape Town and Ghana in Africa; Milan in Europe; Lima and Belo Horizonte in South America; and, in Asia, Bangkok, Solo and Yogyakarta in Indonesia, and Tokyo. By drawing on cities of different sizes, from regions across the global north and south, in both developed and developing areas, the contributors collectively attest to the importance of global knowledge rooted in local food planning practices, programmes and policies.

Author : Yves Cabannes,Cecilia Marocchino
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781787353770

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Integrating Food into Urban Planning by Yves Cabannes,Cecilia Marocchino Pdf

The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic. Urban planners, alongside the local and regional authorities that have traditionally been less engaged in food-related issues, are now asked to take a central and active part in understanding how food is produced, processed, packaged, transported, marketed, consumed, disposed of and recycled in our cities. While there is a growing body of literature on the topic, the issue of planning cities in such a way they will increase food security and nutrition, not only for the affluent sections of society but primarily for the poor, is much less discussed, and much less informed by practices. This volume, a collaboration between the Bartlett Development Planning Unit at UCL and the Food Agricultural Organisation, aims to fill this gap by putting more than 20 city-based experiences in perspective, including studies from Toronto, New York City, Portland and Providence in North America; Milan in Europe and Cape Town in Africa; Belo Horizonte and Lima in South America; and, in Asia, Bangkok and Tokyo. By studying and comparing cities of different sizes, from both the Global North and South, in developed and developing regions, the contributors collectively argue for the importance and circulation of global knowledge rooted in local food planning practices, programmes and policies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Irrigation farming
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123189339

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Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Grossman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138351946

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Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Africa by David Grossman Pdf

Published in 1999, this work sets out to assess the potential of urban and peri-urban agriculture for generating income and for improving food supply for the growing urban population in Africa. It considers both full-time small-holder farmers and part-timers, who hold land under various tenurial conditions. Since the book is a collection of papers based on field studies, it contains a wide range of approaches, methods of investigation, and scientific findings.

Author : Hilmy Sally,Charles L. Abernethy
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Agricultural development projects
ISBN : 9789290904946

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Private irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: regional Seminar on Private Sector Participation and Irrigation Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa, Accra, Ghana, 22-26 October 2001 by Hilmy Sally,Charles L. Abernethy Pdf

Only 4 percent of arable land in sub-Saharan Africa is irrigated, using just 2 percent of the available water resources. Furthermore, 18 percent of the area equipped for irrigation is not utilized at all and the intensity of use varies between 50 percent and 80 percent. This highlights the huge potential available for intensifying and expanding irrigated area, provided that the investments required can be successfully mobilized. However, it must be noted that if investments in irrigation are to yield satisfactory returns, investments must also be made in a series of related activities. Current global figures for the amount of private investment in irrigation confirm that good returns can indeed be achieved. Prospects for sub-Saharan Africa would be far more favorable if public development assistance, particularly foreign direct investments, did not show declining trends.