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1 Leitzinger, C.; Drechsel, P.; Cofie, O. O. 2002. Estimation and amelioration of urban and peri-urban nutrient mining. Paper presented at IWMI – Kasetsart University (Bangkok) Mini-Symposium on Practices and Constraints of Land and Water Resources Management in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture, March 12, 2002. 6p.
Waste management ; Urban agriculture ; Suburban agriculture ; Nutrients ; Composting / Ghana / Kumasi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.875 G200 LEI Record No: H031920)
2 Klinkenberg, Eveline; Amerasinghe, Felix P. 2006. Risk assessment: malaria in urban and peri-urban agriculture. In Boischio, A. Clegg, A.; Mwagore, D. (Eds.). Health Risks and Benefits of Urban and Peri-urban Aagriculture and Livestock (UA) in Sub-Saharan Africa Workshop, June 2003: resource papers and workshop proceedings. Resource paper 3. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC). pp.35-46. (Urban Poverty and Environment Series Report 1)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 614.532 G110 KLI Record No: H033293)
http://www.google.lk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=%22Risk+assessment%3A+malaria+in+urban+and+peri-urban+agriculture.%22&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CFMQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.idrc.ca%2Fuploads%2Fuser-S%2F11661323001Final_Benefits_of_Urban_Ag_in_SSA.doc&ei=PVYmT_jRM4K3rAeU_ai3Ag&usg=AFQjCNFCyjHgbztbbMxik82ttVOfHOoOgw
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H033293.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H033293.pdf
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3 Drechsel, Pay; Danso, George. 2005. Nutrient recycling form organic waste for urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: really a win-win situation? In Laband, D. N. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Conference on Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces: Linking Science and Society, Atlanta, Georgia, 13-16 March 2005. Alabama, AL, USA: Auburn University Center for Forest Sustainability. pp.208-213.
Organic wastes ; Nutrients ; Recycling ; Composting ; Urban agriculture ; Waste management / West Africa / Nigeria / Ghana / Togo / Benin / Accra / Kumasi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.86 G190 DRE Record No: H038172)
http://emergingissues.interfacesouth.org/pastconferences/2005proceedings.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H038172.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H038172.pdf
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4 Cofie, Olufunke; Agbottah, S.; Strauss, M.; Esseku, H.; Montangero, A.; Awuah, E.; Kone, D. 2006. Solid-liquid separation of faecal sludge using drying beds in Ghana: implications for nutrient recycling in urban agriculture. Water Research, 40(1):75-82.
Solid wastes ; Sewage sludge ; Organic fertilizers ; Recycling ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Urban agriculture ; Developing countries / Ghana
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.86 G200 COF Record No: H038182)
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5 Ali, M.; de Bon, H.; Moustier, P. 2005. Promoting the multifunctionality of urban and periurban agriculture in Hanoi. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 15:11-13.
Urban agriculture ; Land use ; Food supply ; Food security ; Environmental effects ; Agricultural policy / Vietnam / Hanoi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7491 Record No: H038273)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/Promoting_Multifunctionality_UA_peri-urban_agriculture_Hanoi.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H038273.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H038273.pdf
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6 Mensah, E.; Amoah, Philip; Drechsel, Pay; Abaidoo, R. C. 2001. Environmental concerns of urban and peri-urban agriculture: case studies from Accra and Kumasi. In Drechsel, P.; Kunze, D. (Eds.). Waste composting for urban and peri-urban agriculture: closing the rural-urban nutrient cycle in Sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Rome, Italy, FAO; Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.55-68.
Urban agriculture ; Irrigation water ; Pesticides ; Composts ; Organic fertilizers / West Africa / Ghana
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.875 G100 DRE Record No: H038897)
7 Drechsel, Pay; Graefe, S.; Sonou, M.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2006. Informal irrigation in urban West Africa: an overview. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 34p. (IWMI Research Report 102) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.102]
Irrigated farming ; Urban agriculture ; Suburban agriculture ; Farm size ; Farming systems ; Health hazards ; Water pollution ; Farm income / West Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G190 DRE Record No: H039249)
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This report tries to provide a state-of-the-art overview on irrigated urban agriculture in the W est African subregion based on a com prehensive literature review supported by the results of three IWMI FAO projects.
8 Obuobie, Emmanuel; Keraita, Bernard; Danso, George; Amoah, Philip; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Drechsel, Pay. 2006. Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risks. Accra, Ghana: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Accra, Ghana: Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). 150p.
Urban agriculture ; Vegetables ; Lettuces ; Environmental effects ; Malaria ; Sanitation ; Wastewater ; Wastewater treatment ; Water quality ; Irrigation practices ; Pesticides ; Health ; Risks / Ghana / Kumasi / Tamale
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.2 G200 OBU Record No: H039283)
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9 Keraita, Bernard; Drechsel, Pay; Amoah, Philip; Cofie, Olufunke. 2006. Assessment of health risks and benefits associated with UA [Urban Agriculture]: impact assessment, risk mitigation, and healthy public policy. In Boischio, A. Clegg, A.; Mwagore, D. (Eds.). Health Risks and Benefits of Urban and Peri-urban Aagriculture and Livestock (UA) in Sub-Saharan Africa Workshop, June 2003: resource papers and workshop proceedings. Resource paper 3. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) pp.55-73. (Urban Poverty and Environment Series Report 1)
Public health ; Risks ; Urban agriculture ; Wastewater ; Water quality ; Decision making / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G110 KER Record No: H039377)
http://www.google.lk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=Health+risks+and+benefits+of+urban+and+peri-urban+agriculture+and+livestock+(UA)+in+Sub-Saharan+Africa%3A+Resource+papers+and+workshop+proceedings&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.idrc.ca%2Fuploads%2Fuser-S%2F11661323001Final_Benefits_of_Urban_Ag_in_SSA.doc&ei=zUUmT6X6HcPjrAeA09GVCA&usg=AFQjCNFCyjHgbztbbMxik82ttVOfHOoOgw
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H039377.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H039377.pdf
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10 van Veenhuizen, R. (Ed.) 2006. Cities farming for the future: urban agriculture for green and productive cities. Leusden, Netherlands: Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation); Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Silang, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). 460p.
Urban agriculture ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Agroforestry ; Fisheries ; Food security ; Water reuse ; Irrigation water ; Wastewater ; Land use ; Gender
(Location: IWMIÂ HQ Call no: 630 G000 VAN Record No: H039390)
Urban agriculture is the growing of plants and the raising of animals for food and other uses, and related processing and marketing activities, within and around cities and towns. In the past few years, it has received increasing attention from development organizations and national and local authorities in developing countries. With its multiple functions, urban agriculture plays an important role in urban poverty alleviation and social inclusion, urban food security, urban waste management, and urban greening.
Since 1999, partners of the International Network on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation) have been playing a crucial role in improving access to information on urban agriculture and in enhancing the capacities of local authorities, NGOs, farmer organizations, and other stakeholders regarding local participatory diagnosis and strategic action planning on urban agriculture. This book presents the state of the art in the development of sustainable urban agriculture, and will be primarily of interest to municipal authorities, NGOs, community-based organizations, governmental organizations, and other stakeholders and development practitioners in urban agriculture.
Since 1999, partners of the International Network on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation) have been playing a crucial role in improving access to information on urban agriculture and in enhancing the capacities of local authorities, NGOs, farmer organizations, and other stakeholders regarding local participatory diagnosis and strategic action planning on urban agriculture. This book presents the state of the art in the development of sustainable urban agriculture, and will be primarily of interest to municipal authorities, NGOs, community-based organizations, governmental organizations, and other stakeholders and development practitioners in urban agriculture.
11 Buechler, Stephanie; Mekala, Gayathri Devi; Keraita, Ben. 2006. Wastewater use for urban and peri-urban agriculture. In van Veenhuizen, R. (Ed.). Cities farming for the future: Urban agriculture for green and productive Cities. Leusden, Netherlands: Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation); Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Silang, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). pp.244-260.
Water reuse ; Wastewater ; Urban agriculture ; Irrigation water ; Water quality ; Public health ; Risks ; Gender
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G000 VAN Record No: H039392)
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12 Mougeot, L. J. A. 2006. Growing better cities: Urban agriculture for sustainable development. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. xix, 97p. + CD.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G000 MOU Record No: H039633)
13 Mubvami, T.; Mushamba, S. 2006. Integration of agriculture in urban land use planning. In van Veenhuizen, R. (Ed.). Cities farming for the future: Urban agriculture for green and productive Cities. Leusden, Netherlands: Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation); Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Silang, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). pp.54-74.
Urban planning ; Policy ; Urban agriculture ; Land use ; Health ; Environmental effects ; Land tenure ; Local government
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G000 VAN Record No: H039849)
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14 Moustier, P.; Danso, George. 2006. Local economic development and marketing of urban produced food. In van Veenhuizen, R. (Ed.). Cities farming for the future: Urban agriculture for green and productive Cities. Leusden, Netherlands: Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation); Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Silang, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). pp.174-195.
Urban agriculture ; Food production ; Marketing ; Farmers ; Subsistence farming ; Entrepreneurship ; Economic impact ; Farm income ; Social impact / Zambia / Burkina Faso / Ghana / Ethiopia / Thailand / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G000 VAN Record No: H039850)
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15 Keraita, Ben; Drechsel, Pay. 2006. The use of polluted water in urban agriculture: livelihood realities and challenges. In van Veenhuizen, R. (Ed.). Cities farming for the future: Urban agriculture for green and productive Cities. Leusden, Netherlands: Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation); Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Silang, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). pp.261-263.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G000 VAN Record No: H039851)
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16 Buechler, Stephanie; Devi, Gayathri. 2006. Adaptations of wastewater-irrigated farming systems: a case study of Hyderabad, India. In van Veenhuizen, R. (Ed.). Cities farming for the future: urban agriculture for green and productive Cities. Leusden, Netherlands: Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation); Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Silang, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). pp.267-273.
Urban agriculture ; Irrigation water ; Water quality ; Wastewater ; Risks ; Health hazards ; Farmers ; Irrigation canals ; Rice ; Brachiaria mutica / India / Hyderabad / Musi River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G000 VAN Record No: H039852)
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17 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)
18 Amoah, Philip; Drechsel, Pay; Abaidoo, R. C.; Henseler, M. 2007. Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: microbiological contamination in farms and markets and associated consumer risk groups. Journal of Water and Health, 5(3):455-466. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2007.041]
Irrigated farming ; Wastewater ; Vegetables ; Lettuces ; Urban agriculture ; Public health ; Risks ; Helminths / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G200 AMO Record No: H040133)
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19 Osei, Kwame Boateng; Keraita, Bernard; Akple, Maxwell Selase Kwasi. 2007. Gyinyase Organic Vegetable Growers’ Association in Kumasi, Ghana. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 17:38-40.
Vegetables ; Urban agriculture ; Irrigated farming ; Organic agriculture ; Farmers associations ; Marketing / Ghana / Kumasi / Gyinyase
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G200 BOA Record No: H040209)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/uam17_article15.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040209.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040209.pdf
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20 Gbewonyo, Kafui. 2007. Wastewater irrigation and the farmer: investigating the relation between irrigation water source, farming practices, and farmer health in Accra, Ghana. Thesis presented to the Committee on Environmental Science and Public Policy, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a degree with honors of Bachelor of Arts. 105p.
Wastewater irrigation ; Risks ; Farming systems ; Urban agriculture ; Vegetables ; Farmers ; Health hazards ; Case studies ; Irrigation practices ; Pipes ; Fertilizers ; Water quality ; Surveys ; Public health ; Diseases ; Water purification ; Reservoirs / Ghana / USA / Israel / Mexico / India / Accra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: D 631.7.5 G200 GBE Record No: H040255)
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