George Danso, Pay Drechsel and Simon C. Fialor

In: UA Magazine 6 - Transition to Ecological Urban Agriculture: A Challenge

A typical phenomenon of urban agriculture is its specialisation in perishable products. In Kumasi, Ghana, as in other cities in sub-Saharan Africa, vegetable market production takes place on inner-city lowland areas, close to stream and drains or in the periurban environment, where high amounts of seeds, manure/fertiliser and pesticides are used. Research is undertaken into biological production methods and to risks reducing options beyond the farm level, i.e. at markets and households, but it shows that the adoption rate of biological farming methods remained very low among vegetable growers. How to convince urban farmers and consumers?