In: UA Magazine 7 - Economic Aspects of Urban Agriculture
Market proximity is a major incentive for the intensification of farming systems or change of systems to more profitable ones. Around Kumasi, many rainfed maize-cassava farmers started dry-season vegetable production along streams to generate additional income, while in the city itself, year-round open-space vegetable production is common, especially in bottomlands with water access for irrigation. The motivation to start urban vegetable farming is largely economic, which is the subject of this article.