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1 Obuobie, E.; Hope, L.. 2014. Characteristics of urban vegetable farmers and gender issues. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.28-37.
Vegetables ; Farmers ; Gender ; Women ; Males ; Urban agriculture ; Households ; Income ; Retail marketing ; Wholesale marketing / Ghana / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046600)
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This chapter presents a profile of farmers and sellers of irrigated urban produce and related gender issues. It explains why men dominate irrigated vegetable production and women vegetable retail.
2 Danso, G.; Hope, L.; Drechsel, Pay. 2014. Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.38-50.
Economic aspects ; Financing ; Costs ; Urban agriculture ; Suburban agriculture ; Farming systems ; Vegetables ; Crops ; Pesticides ; Soil fertility ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Malaria ; Food supply ; Food security ; Households ; Environmental impact / Ghana / Kumasi / Accra / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046601)
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This chapter explores some of the financial and economic aspects of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Ghana. Cost-benefit analysis comparisons were made of farm finances of common rural, peri-urban and urban farming systems. Substudies also tried to quantify benefits for society and to cost externalities related to soil nutrient depletion, pesticide use and urban malaria.
3 Obuobie, E.; Keraita, B.; Hope, L.; Agodzo, S. K. 2014. Health risk perceptions of stakeholders in irrigated urban vegetable farming. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.116-135.
Urban agriculture ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation water ; Wastewater irrigation ; Vegetable growing ; Health hazards ; Stakeholders ; Farmers ; Surveys / Ghana / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046607)
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This chapter presents a compilation of survey results on perceptions of urban vegetable farmers, traders and consumers, and of local authorities/officials on urban open-space vegetable farming in general and irrigation with polluted water sources in particular. Information presented is based on surveys conducted in 2002 to 2003 and 2005 to 2006 involving over 1,000 vegetable consumers, 150 vegetable sellers, 24 city officials and over 140 farmers in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. Reviews from other related literature have also been included.
4 Niwagaba, C. B.; Otoo, Miriam; Hope, L.. 2018. Municipal solid waste composting for cost recovery (Mbale Compost Plant, Uganda) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.324-332.
Municipal wastes ; Solid wastes ; Waste management ; Composting ; Cost recovery ; Carbon credits ; Municipal authorities ; Dumping ; Organic fertilizers ; Macroeconomics ; Financing ; Business models ; Supply chain ; Corporate culture / Uganda / Mbale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048654)
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5 Otoo, Miriam; Hope, L.; Rao, Krishna C. 2018. Public-private partnership-based municipal solid waste composting (Greenfield Crops, Sri Lanka) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.333-340.
Public-private cooperation ; Partnerships ; Municipal wastes ; Solid wastes ; Composting ; Waste management ; Farmers ; Waste disposal ; Supply chain ; Business models ; Environmental impact / Sri Lanka / Matara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048655)
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6 Otoo, Miriam; Rao, Krishna C.; Hope, L.; Atukorala, I. 2018. Fecal sludge and municipal solid waste composting for cost recovery (Balangoda Compost Plant, Sri Lanka) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.341-350.
Faecal sludge ; Municipal wastes ; Solid wastes ; Composting ; Cost recovery ; Wastewater treatment ; Business models ; Inorganic fertilizers ; Organic fertilizers ; Supply chain ; Macroeconomics / Sri Lanka / Balangoda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048656)
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7 Otoo, Miriam; Karanja, N.; Odero, J.; Hope, L.. 2018. Cooperative model for financially sustainable municipal solid waste composting (NAWACOM, Kenya) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.362-370.
Solid wastes ; Municipal wastes ; Composting ; Financing ; Cooperatives ; Soil conditioners ; Organic wastes ; Waste management ; Business models ; Macroeconomics ; Supply chain ; Environmental impact ; Case studies / Kenya / Kakuru
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048658)
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8 Otoo, Miriam; Singh, J.; Hope, L.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2018. Inclusive, public-private partnership-based municipal solid waste composting for profit (A2Z Infrastructure Limited, India) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.381-390.
Public-private cooperation ; Partnerships ; Municipal wastes ; Solid wastes ; Composting ; Mineral fertilizers ; Waste management ; Renewable energy ; Macroeconomics ; Business models ; Market economies ; Suppy chain ; Case studies / India / Ludhiana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048660)
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9 Otoo, Miriam; Kumar, S. N.; Vishwanath, P. S.; Hope, L.. 2018. Partnership-driven municipal solid waste composting at scale (KCDC, India) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.400-410.
Partnerships ; Municipal wastes ; Solid wastes ; Composting ; Waste management ; Cost recovery ; Socioeconomic environment ; Business models ; Supply chain ; Government agencies ; Sanitation ; Local government / India / Bangalore / Karnataka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048662)
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10 Otoo, Miriam; Hope, L.; Kumar, S. N.; Vishwanath, P. S.; Atukorala, I. 2018. Franchising approach to municipal solid waste composting for profit (Terra Firma, India) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.411-421.
Municipal wastes ; Solid wastes ; Composting ; Waste management ; Organic fertilizers ; Biogas ; Plastics ; Recycling ; Public bodies ; Resource recovery ; Market economies ; Business models ; Supply chain / India / Bangalore / Karnataka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048663)
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11 Otoo, Miriam; Hope, L.. 2018. Socially-driven municipal solid waste composting for profit (Waste Concern, Bangladesh) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.422-433.
Municipal wastes ; Solid wastes ; Composting ; Cost recovery ; Business enterprises ; Business models ; Local government ; Market economies ; Supply chain ; Partnerships ; Case studies / Bangladesh / Dhaka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048664)
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12 Otoo, Miriam; Karanja, N.; Odero, J.; Hope, L.. 2018. Agricultural waste to high quality compost (DuduTech, Kenya) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.450-458.
Agricultural waste management ; Vermicomposting ; Vegetative reproduction ; Livestock wastes ; Private sector ; Pest management ; Market economies ; Business models ; Supply chain ; Farmers ; Case studies / Kenya / Naivasha
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048666)
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13 Otoo, Miriam; Nageswaran, M.; Hope, L.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. 2018. Enriched compost production from sugar industry waste (PASIC, India) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.459-467.
Sugar industry ; Industrial wastes ; Organic wastes ; Waste disposal ; Market economies ; Business models ; Supply chain ; Case studies / India / Pondicherry
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048667)
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14 Adam-Bradford, A.; Otoo, Miriam; Hope, L.. 2018. Fecal sludge to nutrient-rich compost from public toilets (Rwanda Environment Care, Rwanda) - Case Study. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.487-495.
Faecal sludge ; Composting ; Nutrients ; Toilets ; Sanitation ; Organic fertilizers ; Supply chain ; Business models ; Environmental impact ; Case studies / Rwanda / Kigali
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048670)
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15 van Koppen, Barbara; Hope, L.; Colenbrander, W. 2023. Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. In Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, K. G.; Verma, Shilp. (Eds.). Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.123-134. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)
Smallholders ; Groundwater irrigation ; Gender ; Women ; Decision making ; Technology adoption ; Investment ; Policies ; Households / Africa South of Sahara / Ghana / Zambia / Ashanti / Greater Accra / Volta / Mpika / Chibombo / Monze / Sinazongwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H052026)
This paper explores gender aspects of smallholders’ private technology adoption for groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. It focuses on two variables of quantitative farm-household surveys: household headship and gendered plot management. The paper compares adoption rates and types of technologies for female- and male-headed households; examines adoption rates when women have their own plots; and compares women’s decision making on irrigated plots and rainfed plots. The findings suggest that there are largely untapped synergies between gender-equality and irrigation-policy goals. Systematic gender differentiation in surveys is recommended.
16 Balasubramanya, S.; Garrick, D.; Brozovic, N.; Ringler, C.; Zaveri, E.; Rodella, A.-S.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Schmitter, Petra; Durga, Neha; Kishore, A.; Minh, Thai Thi; Kafle, K.; Stifel, D.; Balasubramanya, S.; Chandra, A.; Hope, L.. 2024. Risks from solar-powered groundwater irrigation. Science, 383(6680):256-258. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi9497]
Groundwater irrigation ; Solar powered irrigation systems ; Pumps ; Emission reduction ; Water use ; Carbon / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052565)
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