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1 Cofie, O. O.; Drechsel, P.; Amoah, P.; Danso, G.; Gyiele, L. 2001. Improving rural-urban nutrient flows through urban and peri-urban agriculture. Paper presented at the International Conference on Rural-Urban Encounters: Managing the Environment of the Peri-Urban Interface, University College London, 9-10 November 2001. 9p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.86 G200 COF Record No: H029209)
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2 Danso, G.; Fialor, S. C.; Drechsel, P. 2002. Farmers’ perception and willingness to pay for urban waste compost in Ghana. In Almorza, D.; Brebbia, C. A.; Sale, D., Waste management and the environment. Southampton, UK: WIT Press. pp.232-241.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.875 G200 DAN Record No: H031909)
http://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=1056
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_31909.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H031909.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_31909.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H031909.pdf
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3 Danso, G.; Drechsel, P.; Fialor, S. C. 2002. Perceptions of organic agriculture by urban vegetable farmers and consumers in Ghana. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 6:23-24.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G200 DAN Record No: H031911)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/Perceptions%20of%20Organic%20Agriculture.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_31911.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_31911.pdf
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4 Danso, G.; Drechsel, P.; Wiafe-Antwi, T.; Gyiele, L. A. 2002. Income of farming systems around Kumasi. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 7:5-6.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G200 DAN Record No: H031912)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/Income%20of%20Farming%20Systems%20Around%20Kumasi.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_31912.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_31912.pdf
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5 Drechsel, P.; Cofie, O. O.; Danso, G.. 2002. Closing the rural-urban nutrient cycle? Insights, 41:1p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.875 G110 DRE Record No: H031913)
6 Keraita, B.; Danso, G.; Drechsel, P. 2003. Urban irrigation methods and practices in Ghana and Togo. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 10:6-7.
Irrigation practices ; Irrigation equipment ; Pumps ; Pipes ; Vegetables ; Water requirements / Ghana / Togo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6439 Record No: H032726)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/Urban%20Irrigation%20Methods%20and%20Practices.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_32726.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_32726.pdf
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7 Danso, G.; Drechsel, P. 2003. The marketing manager in Ghana. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 9:7.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 630.88042 G200 DAN Record No: H033178)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/The%20Marketing%20Manager%20in%20Ghana.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H033178.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H033178.pdf
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8 Cofie, O.; Drechsel, P.; Obuobie, E.; Danso, G.; Keraita, B. 2003. Environmental sanitation and urban agriculture in Ghana. In Harvey, P. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 29th WEDC International Conference on Towards the Millennium Development Goals, Abuja, Nigeria, 22-26 September 2003. Leicestershire, UK: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC). pp.87-90.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G200 COF Record No: H033176)
http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/resources/conference/29/Cofie.pdf?TARGET=_blank
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H033176.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H033176.pdf
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9 Obuobie, E.; Danso, G.; Drechsel, P. 2003. Access to land and waters for urban vegetable farming in Accra. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 11:15-17.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.2 G200 OBU Record No: H033903)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/Access%20to%20Land%20and%20Water%20for%20Urban%20Vegetable%20Farming%20in%20Accra.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_33903.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_33903.pdf
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10 Weldesilassie, A. B.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Danso, G.. 2011. Assessing the empirical challenges of evaluating the benefits and risks of irrigating with wastewater. Water International, 36(4):441-454. (Special issue on "Wastewater use in agriculture: economics, risks and opportunities" with contributions by IWMI authors). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.595056]
Wastewater irrigation ; Risks ; Public health ; Economic impact ; Valuation ; Policy ; Corporate culture / Africa / Asia / Pakistan / India / Ghana / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H044196)
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In this article the authors assess the empirical challenges of estimating the costs and benefits of using wastewater in agriculture. The wide variation in the characteristics of wastewater irrigation complicates efforts to estimate costs and benefits, and to transfer such estimates across locations. They examine wastewater use in four countries in Africa and Asia, where research has been conducted for many years. They find a significant patchwork of results, but no satisfying overall assessment. The authors suggest focusing on the cost-effectiveness of interventions for risk reduction, rather than economic analyses of the full range of costs and benefits of using wastewater in agriculture.
11 Danso, G.; Drechsel, Pay; Obuobie, E.; Forkuor, G.; Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G. 2014. Urban vegetable farming sites, crops and cropping practices. 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.7-27.
Vegetables ; Crops ; Irrigated farming ; Urban agriculture ; Farmland ; Farmers ; Maize / Ghana / Kumasi / Accra / Tamale / Cape Coast / Sekondi Takorad / Techiman
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046599)
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The chapter describes the major sites of open-space vegetable farming in Ghana’s main cities. It also presents the principal cropping systems and characteristics of urban farmers involved in irrigated vegetable production.
12 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.
13 Drechsel, Pay; Danso, G.; Qadir, Manzoor. 2015. Wastewater use in agriculture: challenges in assessing costs and benefits. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.139-152.
Wastewater treatment ; Wastewater irrigation ; Water use ; Agriculture ; Water quality ; Farm income ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Risk assessment ; Sanitation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046965)
14 Qadir, Manzoor; Boelee, E.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Danso, G.. 2015. Costs and benefits of using wastewater for aquifer recharge. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.153-167.
Wastewater treatment ; Aquifers ; Groundwater recharge ; Water conservation ; Water policy ; Water quality ; Cost benefit analysis ; Soil treatment ; Farmers ; Legislation / Mexico / Cyprus / Australia / Iran / Bangalore / Amani Doddakere Lake / Mezquital Valley Aquifer / Ezousa Aquifer / Akrotiri Aquifer / Bolivar Aquifer / Mashhad Plain Aquifer
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046966)
15 Rao, Krishna; Hanjra, Munir A.; Drechsel, Pay; Danso, G.. 2015. Business models and economic approaches supporting water reuse. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.195-216.
Business management ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Cost benefit analysis ; Private sector ; Institutions ; Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Drinking water ; Water quality ; Industrial uses ; Resource management ; Irrigation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046968)
16 Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay; Danso, G.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Rao, Krishna; Madurangi, Ganesha. 2016. Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 59p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 10) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2016.206]
Resource recovery ; Resource management ; Water reuse ; Business management ; Models ; Performance indexes ; Indicators ; Waste management ; Waste treatment ; Sanitation ; Subsidies ; Public sector ; Private sector ; Developing countries ; Economic analysis ; Investment ; Cost recovery ; Environmental impact assessment ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Feasibility studies ; Decision making ; Socioeconomic environment ; Risk analysis ; Legal aspects ; Institutions ; Marketing policies ; Stakeholders
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047601)
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17 Otoo, Miriam; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Danso, G.; Amewu, Sena; Amirova, Iroda. 2018. Market adoption and diffusion of fecal sludge-based fertilizer in developing countries: crosscountry analyses. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 68p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 12) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.228]
Resource recovery ; Resource management ; Reuse ; Faecal sludge ; Organic fertilizers ; Developing countries ; Market economies ; Market prices ; Assessment ; Excreta ; Fertilizer application ; Waste management ; Soil fertility ; Nutrients ; Liquid fertilizers ; Solid wastes ; Agricultural wastes ; Pelleting ; Economic development ; Economic analysis ; Cost recovery ; Sanitation ; Businesses ; Agricultural production ; Composting ; Farmers’ attitudes ; Incentives ; Partnerships / Ghana / Uganda / India / Sri Lanka / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H049028)
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The safe recovery of nutrients from our waste streams allows us to address the challenges of waste management and soil nutrient depletion conjointly. Commercialization of waste-based organic fertilizers such as FortiferTM (fecal sludge-based co-compost) has the potential to generate significant benefits for developing economies via cost recovery for the sanitation sector and the provision of an alternative agricultural input for smallholder farmers. To guide future FortiferTM businesses, this report presents examples of detailed market assessments, based on farmers’ perceptions, attitudes and willingness-to-pay (WTP) for a pelletized and non-pelletized FortiferTM co-compost. The research was conducted in the Greater Accra and Western regions in Ghana, and in and around Kampala (Uganda), Bangalore (India), Hanoi (Vietnam), and Kurunegala (Sri Lanka). Cross-country analyses helped to understand the effects of market drivers and, where possible, capture lessons learned for knowledge sharing.
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