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1 Larbi, T. O.; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Amoah, Philip; van Veenhuizen, R. 2014. Strengthening urban producer organizations. 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.136-144.
Farmers organizations ; Urban farmers ; Vegetable growing ; Irrigated farming ; Marketing ; Training programmes / Ghana / Accra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046608)
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The chapter presents the process and results from a project implemented in Accra by the Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) Foundation to strengthen farmers’ organizations for innovative irrigated vegetable farming and marketing. One hundred urban farmers were organized into eight producer groups and trained on technical and organizational innovations along the vegetable value chain towards improved yield and income. Training was delivered through Urban Producer Field Schools (UPFS) on topics ranging from integrated plant production and protection principles, food safety and risk-minimization in wastewater use for irrigation to value addition for marketing. Farmers were also engaged in organized marketing, targeting niche markets.
2 Egyir, I. S.; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Dubbeling, M. 2014. Options for local financing in urban agriculture. 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.145-160.
Urban agriculture ; Vegetables ; Financing ; Financial institutions ; Loans ; Urban farmers ; Surveys / Ghana / Accra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046609)
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Access to debt financing (credit) is crucial to the development of urban agricultural production, processing and marketing activities. This chapter is based on a 2009 study 1 carried out in Accra to assess the practices of institutions and programs that could finance urban agriculture as well as the existing bottlenecks and opportunities in financing. Information is based on surveys involving 179 respondents sampled from financial institutions; urban farmers (not limited to vegetable farmers), traders and processors; literature reviews, stakeholder mapping; focus group discussions; key informant interviews; and a validation workshop.
3 Allen, A.; Frediani, A. A.; Wood-Hill, M. 2014. Land and planning for urban agriculture in Accra: sustained urban agriculture or sustainable urbanization? 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.161-179.
Urbanization ; Urban agriculture ; Urban farmers ; Land use planning ; Sustainability ; Farmland ; Farmers ; Waste management / Ghana / Accra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046610)
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4 de Zeeuw, H.; Drechsel, Pay. (Eds.) 2015. Cities and agriculture: developing resilient urban food systems. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 431p.
Urbanization ; Urban agriculture ; Food policies ; Food industry ; Food security ; Food production ; Food consumption ; Food supply ; Food chains ; Nutrition ; Feeding habits ; Stakeholders ; Developing countries ; Urban wastes ; Organic wastes ; Organic matter ; Liquid wastes ; Solid wastes ; Excreta ; Waste treatment ; Wastewater treatment ; Water quality ; Climate change ; Horticulture ; Irrigation systems ; Aalternative agriculture ; Greenhouses ; Livestock ; Forestry ; Agroforestry ; Aquaculture ; Gender ; Equity ; Economic development ; Financing ; Income ; Flood control ; Health hazards ; Public health ; Environmental effects ; Pollution ; Households ; Urban farmers ; Sustainability
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047224)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/cities_and_agriculture-developing_resilient_urban_food_systems.pdf
http://www.ruaf.org/publications/cities-and-agriculture-developing-resilient-urban-food-systems
http://www.ruaf.org/publications/cities-and-agriculture-developing-resilient-urban-food-systems
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5 Cabannes, Y. 2015. Financing urban agriculture: what do we know and what should we know. In de Zeeuw, H.; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Cities and agriculture: developing resilient urban food systems. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.358-386.
Urban agriculture ; Financing ; Financial institutions ; Investment ; Local government ; Public sector ; Banking ; Urban farmers ; Subsidies ; Case studies / Mexico / Argentina / Nepal / Brazil / Texcoco / Rosario / Mato Grosso do Sul
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047266)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/cities_and_agriculture-developing_resilient_urban_food_systems.pdf
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/14.%20Financing-min.pdf
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/14.%20Financing-min.pdf
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6 Adam-Bradford, A.; van Veenhuizen, R. 2015. Role of urban agriculture in disasters and emergencies. In de Zeeuw, H.; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Cities and agriculture: developing resilient urban food systems. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.387-409.
Urban agriculture ; Periurban agriculture ; Financing ; Investment ; Budgets ; Banking ; Local government ; Public sector ; Urban farmers ; Financial institutions ; Subsidies ; Case studies / Mexico / Argentina / Nepal / Brazil / Texcoco / Rosario / Mato Grosso do Sul
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047267)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/cities_and_agriculture-developing_resilient_urban_food_systems.pdf
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/15.%20Disaster%20and%20emergencies-min.pdf
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/15.%20Disaster%20and%20emergencies-min.pdf
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7 Gupta, Mahima; Ravindra, V.; Palrecha, A. 2016. Wastewater irrigation in Karnataka: an exploration. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 4. 8p.
Wastewater irrigation ; Urban areas ; Urban wastes ; Urban farmers ; Waste water treatment plants ; Sewage ; Vegetables ; Health hazards / India / Karnataka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047457)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/iwmi-tata/PDFs/iwmi-tata_water_policy_research_highlight-issue_04_2016.pdf
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