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1 Cofie, Olufunke; Amoah, Philip; Irene, E.; Adamtey, Noah; Fredrick, T.-L. 2011. Demonstration on the use of urine in urban agriculture. [Report of the Sustainable Urban Water Management Improves Tomorrow’s City’s Health (SWITCH) Project]. Delft, Netherlands: Sustainable Urban Water Management Improves Tomorrow’s City’s Health (SWITCH) Project; Accra, Ghana: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Brussels, Belgium: European Union Research Framework Programme. 103p.
Urban agriculture ; Vegetable growing ; Cabbages ; Fertilizers ; Urine ; Soils ; Economic analysis ; Senses ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Environmental effects ; Risks ; Logistics ; Farmers ; Ownership / Ghana / Accra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044301)
http://www.switchurbanwater.eu/outputs/pdfs/W5-2_GEN_RPT_D5.2.4_Demonstration_on_the_use_of_urine_in_urban_agriculture.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044301.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044301.pdf
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This report is an output of the Sustainable Urban Water Management Improves Tomorrow s City s Health (SWITCH) demonstration project, which took place in Accra, Ghana. Accra is one of the ten (10) demonstration cities under the SWITCH project. The main objective of the demo project was to demonstrate (as pilot) the potential of using urine for crop production in Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA) and provide recommendations for scaling up.
2 Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Finlayson, C. M.; Nagabhatla, N.; Diphoorn, L. 2011. Linkages between changes in land cover (use) patterns, local perceptions and livelihoods in a coastal wetland system in Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 39(4):391-402.
Land cover ; Land use ; Coastal area ; Natural resources ; Wetlands ; Ecosystems ; Marshes ; Environmental effects ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Models ; Senses ; GIS / Sri Lanka / Muthurajawela-Negombo Wetland / Muthurajawela Marsh / Negombo Lagoon
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044636)
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The Muthurajawela-Negombo wetland system in Sri Lanka provides critical ecosystem services for local people. The wetland has, however, undergone considerable ecological change over the past few decades. A multi-scale, inter-disciplinary approach that combined geospatial analyses with livelihoods analyses was used to assess environmental change in the wetland and the impact of this change on local livelihoods. While a geospatial model was used to determine broad changes in land use patterns in the wetland, an in-depth case study covering one village was conducted, using local perceptions to explore the inter-linkages between environmental change and livelihood systems at the household level. The findings of this study suggest that there have been significant changes in the wetland cover/use patterns during the period under investigation and that these changes have been observed and experienced by local communities. There are differences in local perceptions on whether these changes are for the better or worse. This may be linked to whether the land cover types are directly accessed and used in the household livelihood system, and to the geographic location of the land cover types in relation to the village. The findings indicate the usefulness of adopting this type of approach where both conservation and development needs are considered to address environmental concerns and related livelihood issues in wetlands.
3 Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Barron, J. 2012. Evolution of agricultural water management in rainfed crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). 64p. (CPWF Research for Development (R4D) Series 4)
Agricultural production ; Water management ; Water productivity ; River basins ; Poverty ; Water availability ; Rainfed farming ; Livestock ; Farmers ; Senses ; Rain water management ; Corporate culture ; Political aspects ; Small scale systems ; Irrigation systems ; Development projects ; Research projects / Burkina Faso / Northern Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045269)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/21721/AWM%20Volta%20review%20final%20rv%20sm.pdf?sequence=3
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045269.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045269.pdf
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4 AdeOluwa, O. O.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2012. Urine as an alternative fertilizer in agriculture: effects in amaranths (Amaranthus caudatus) production. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 27(4):287-294. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170511000512]
Urine ; Fertilizers ; Composts ; Amaranthus ; Crop production ; Farmers ; Senses ; Income ; Satellite imagery ; Vegetable growing ; Soil properties ; Coliform bacteria / Nigeria
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045507)
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Crop production in most developing countries is faced with a dearth of resources for optimum production of which fertilizer is one. The use of human urine as well as its mixture with compost are potential solutions to this problem. Thus, this report investigated the influence of human urine and its combination with compost on yield and soil quality of land under green amaranths (Amaranthus caudatus). This study involved a field experiment to determine the response of green amaranths to the application of 100% urine, 2/3 urineN+1/3 compost N, 100% compost N,NPK (15:15:15) at the rate of 100kgNha-1 and control with no fertilizer treatment using farmers’ participatory approach. The vegetables produced from the experimental treatments were analyzed in the laboratory for pathogenic microbial risk as well as effects of the fertilizer on nutrient status of the experimental soils (before and after planting). Perception of farmers and consumers in the study area regarding use of urine as fertilizer for vegetable production was investigated with the aid of a structured questionnaire. The result of this investigation revealed that 100% urine resulted in 58.17 tha-1 total plant yield, while NPK 15:15:15 gave 34.34 tha-1 total plant yield in the two plantings. Microbial analysis of edible portion of vegetable from plot fertilized with urine did not reveal any significantly different pathological contamination compared to other fertilizer treatments used in this investigation. Urine treatment improved soil nutrient exchangeable cations and acidity. The perception study revealed that respondents perceived urine to be a good agricultural input that could be used as a fertilizer in vegetable crop production and there was no strong cultural norm that would prevent them using it for crop production. Vegetable consumers would also buy vegetable crops grown with urine if they are well informed about its safety for crop production. Since the use of urine as fertilizer for crop production improved amaranth’s yield and did not show any negative implication on soil environment, human urine seems to have good potential both in crop yield and acceptability by farmers and consumers.
5 Karunanayake, M. M.; Jayasinghe, J. M. D. U. K. 2005. Assessing consumer perceptions towards the risks associated with food and waterborne diseases in Sri Lanka. In Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of 5th Agricultural Research Symposium - Part 1, Wayamba University, Makandura, Sri Lanka, 27-28 September 2005. Makandura, Sri Lanka: Wayamba University. pp.191-195.
Consumers ; Waterborne diseases ; Foodborne diseases ; Risks ; Senses ; Acute course ; Social aspects / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046031)
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6 Mekuria, Wolde. 2016. Changes in regulating ecosystem services following establishing exclosures on communal grazing lands in Ethiopia: a synthesis [Abstract only] Paper presented at the First African ESP [Ecosystem Services Partnership] Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 21-25 November 2016. 1p.
Ecosystem services ; Grazing lands ; Carbon sequestration ; Soil fertility ; Nitrogen fertilizers ; Senses ; Local communities ; Land use / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047880)
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