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1 Obirih-Opareh, N.; Larbi, Theophilus Otchere. 1996. From awareness to action: Policies on urban agriculture in Accra. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 16:35-37.
Urban agriculture ; Agricultural policy ; Legislation ; Agricultural development ; Gender ; Land use ; Livestock / Ghana / Accra
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7778 Record No: H039862)
2 Drechsel, Pay; Cofie, Olufunke O.; van Veenhuizen, R.; Larbi, Theophilus Otchere. 2008. Linking research, capacity building, and policy dialogue in support of informal irrigation in urban West Africa. Irrigation and Drainage, 57(3):268-278.
Urban agriculture ; Irrigated farming ; Capacity building ; Training ; Stakeholders ; Participatory management / West Africa / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G200 DRE Record No: H041492)
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 prevents authorities from appreciating its advantages. To integrate UPA in sustainable urban development, a multi-stakeholder (MS) process has been implemented since 2005 in a stepwise approach in six West African cities. Accra, Ghana, was the first Anglophone city where the MS process tried to facilitate strategic partnerships for an improved research-policy dialogue. The process was supported by capacity building of local stakeholders, e.g. in participatory processes management, action planning and research, and monitoring and evaluation. These activities facilitated the official recognition of the role and benefits of UPA in Ghana in various ways. An internal lesson learnt was that there are many reasons why local partners might not give every project the expected priority and that related capacity-building efforts might consequently not provide the expected incentive for partner commitment. Moreover, flexibility is required to link research, capacity building and policy dialogue through an MS process as its dynamic can vary from city to city and thus cannot follow set theoretical standards.
3 Cofie, Olufunke; Abraham, Ernest Mensah; Olaleye, Adesola O.; Larbi, Theophilus Otchere. 2008. Recycling human excreta for urban and periurban agriculture in Ghana. In Parrot, L.; Njoya, A.; Temple, L.; Assogba-Komlan, F.; Kahane, R.; Ba Diao, M.; Havard, M. (Eds.). Agriculture and urban development in Sub-Saharan Africa: environment and health issues. Paris, France: L'Harmattan. pp.173-181. (Collection Ethique Economique)
Urban agriculture ; Excreta ; Composting ; Recycling ; Soil fertility ; Fertilizers ; Cereals ; Case studies ; Constraints ; Waste management / West Africa / Ghana / Nigeria / Guinea savanna zone / Tamale / Bolgatanga
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041926)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/PDF/H041926.pdf
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4 Cofie, Olufunke; Larbi, Theophilus Otchere; Danso, George; Abraham, Ernest M.; Kufogbe, S. K.; Obiri-Opareh, N. 2008. Urban agriculture in Accra metropolis: dimensions and implications for urban development. In Parrot, L.; Njoya, A.; Temple, L.; Assogba-Komlan, F.; Kahane, R.; Ba Diao, M.; Havard, M. (Eds.). Agriculture and urban development in Sub-Saharan Africa: environment and health issues. Paris, France: L'Harmattan. pp.97-107. (Collection Ethique Economique)
Urban agriculture ; Stakeholders ; Land use ; Farming systems ; Vegetables ; Farmers ; Women ; Urbanization / Ghana / Accra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041925)
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