Gardens of Hope. Urban Micro-farming as a Complementary Strategy for Mitigation of the HIV-AIDS Pandemic.

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:17:26 +0100

Proceedings and papers of the study visit and workshop that took place from 17 to 25 August 2005 in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa.

Organised by:

Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF), ETC-Foundation, Leusden, the Netherlands
Abalimi Bezekhaya, Cape Town, South Africa
EU-ACP Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Ede, the Netherlands

The proceedings can be found here. The seperate papers are listed in and accesible through the table below.

Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:59:34 +0100

In conjunction with Sida, ETC Netherlands, TUAN and other organisations, "An Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture" has been produced. It contains 16 themes with State of the Art introductions. This Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture contains a comprehensive literature overview in 17 chapters, each with a "state of the art" overview followed by literature references with abstracts.

To download the full document as a PDF (4.3MB) please click here.

Cleaning, Greening and Feeding Cities; Local Initiatives in Recycling Waste for Urban Agriculture in Kampala, Uganda

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:38:08 +0100

Sanderijn van Beek and Rebecca L. Rutt

In: UA Magazine no. 19 - Stimulating Innovation in Urban Agriculture

Uncollected solid waste is one of Kampala’s most visible environmental problems, and one of the main causes of environmental degradation within the city. While this poses a critical health hazard to the livelihoods of the urban poor, it also hinders economic growth and social achievement (Sengendo, 1994). However, amidst the gloom, there are local initiatives – developed by enterprising individuals and groups – which are helping to address waste problems through the creative reuse of organic waste in urban farming. Some of these innovations are rapidly becoming common practice; others are still experimental.

From Eradication to Innovation: Towards healthy, profitable pig raising in Lima

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:29:22 +0100

Jessica Alegre, Gordon Prain and Miguel Salvo

In: UA Magazine no. 19 - Stimulating Innovation in Urban Agriculture

Pig raising is an important livelihood activity in the District of Lurigancho Chosica, which is a low-income periurban neighbourhood located in the Rimac valley in the eastern part of the city of Lima. As many as 1600 families are thought to depend on this activity for some or all
of their income. Without organisation, technical support or regulation, they mostly operate in small clusters of informal livestock units perched on the arid hillsides of this desert city. This type of production raises concerns about public health risks and environmental pollution, and yet relatively simple changes in management can make pig raising a profitable, sustainable activity that can contribute
significantly to the well-being of urban and periurban families.

In Search of Safer Irrigation Water for Urban Vegetable Farming in Ghana

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:44:25 +0100

Bernard Keraita, Pay Drechsel, William Agyekum and Lesley Hope

In: UA Magazine no. 19 - Stimulating Innovation in Urban Agriculture

Irrigated vegetable farming is a common practice in and around many cities in low-income countries. It is also an important means for attaining urban food security and balanced diets, and it provides a livelihood to many urban dwellers. However, increasing contamination of irrigation water sources makes this practice a major risk factor for public health, especially as most vegetables grown are consumed raw. Urban vegetable farmers in Ghana use different water sources for irrigation, depending on the location of their farming sites. Surface water is most commonly used as it is easily accessible and thus most economical. Farmers collect it from streams, stormwater drains
and gutters with greywater. However, these water sources are usually heavily contaminated with untreated wastewater.

Gardens of Hope - Urban Micro-farming and HIV/AIDS

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:16:28 +0100

This DVD contains an 18 min video on a study visit to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The video is produced by ETC Urban Agriculture, CTA and The Peoples Garden Centre.

A Respons to a Growing Crisis: urban food gardening in South Africa's townships

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:38:11 +0200

Matthew Lief

In: UA Magazine no. 18 - Building Communities through Urban Agriculture

Thirty years after the 1976 youth uprising which signalled the inevitable end of apartheid, the lives of children growing up in Port Elizabeth remain constrained by the threat of disrupted, unstable families and severe poverty. Today the barrier faced by families to providing a supportive, nurturing environment for children is no longer a brutally oppressive and racist government, but the crushing burden of a population besieged by HIV/Aids and unemployment on a massive scale.

Promoting Urban Agriculture through the Community Food Centre Model

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:13:29 +0200

Rhonda Teitel-Payne

In: UA Magazine no. 18 - Building Communities through Urban Agriculture

For over 30 years, The Stop Community Food Centre has been working to end hunger and build a
healthy and strong community in the Davenport West neighbourhood of the city of Toronto. The Stop strives to increase access to healthy food in a manner that maintains dignity, builds community and challenges inequality.

HIV/AIDS, Urban Agriculture and Community Mobilisation: cases from Zimbabwe

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:35:50 +0200

Takawira Mubvami and Milika Manyati

In: UA Magazine no. 18 - Building Communities through Urban Agriculture

HIV and Aids affect all communities –both urban and rural. This article looks at how urban agriculture can be a way to integrate the HIV/Aids-infected and -affected households in a community. The article starts by highlighting some of the issues relating to HIV/Aids and their impact before presenting case
studies that demonstrate how urban agriculture has been used to integrate HIV/Aids-affected households into communities.

Gardens of Hope: Urban micro-farming as a complementary strategy for mitigation of the HIV-AIDS pandemic

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:56:12 +0200

Proceedings of the study visit to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa in 17-25 August 2005. Compiled and edited by Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF), ETC Urban Agriculture, Leusden, the Netherlands; Abalimi Bezekhaya, Cape Town, South Africa; and

The Development of Urban Agriculture; some lessons learnt

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:40:39 +0100

H. de Zeeuw

Key note paper for the International Conference �?Urban Agriculture, Agro-tourism and City Region Development�?, Beijing, 10-14 October, 2004

The way forward: Health risk management in low-income countries

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:08:21 +0200

In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay

Sanitation and urban wastewater management

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:56:56 +0200

In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay

Study sites, cropping systems and profile of farmers

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:52:04 +0200

In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay

Introduction

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:50:53 +0200

In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay

RUAF - Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security - Health

Gardens of Hope. Urban Micro-farming as a Complementary Strategy for Mitigation of the HIV-AIDS Pandemic.

Proceedings and papers of the study visit and workshop that took place from 17 to 25 August 2005 in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa.

Annotated Bibliography on Urban Agriculture

Cleaning, Greening and Feeding Cities; Local Initiatives in Recycling Waste for Urban Agriculture in Kampala, Uganda

From Eradication to Innovation: Towards healthy, profitable pig raising in Lima

In Search of Safer Irrigation Water for Urban Vegetable Farming in Ghana

Gardens of Hope - Urban Micro-farming and HIV/AIDS

A Respons to a Growing Crisis: urban food gardening in South Africa's townships

Promoting Urban Agriculture through the Community Food Centre Model

HIV/AIDS, Urban Agriculture and Community Mobilisation: cases from Zimbabwe

Gardens of Hope: Urban micro-farming as a complementary strategy for mitigation of the HIV-AIDS pandemic

The Development of Urban Agriculture; some lessons learnt

The way forward: Health risk management in low-income countries

Sanitation and urban wastewater management

Study sites, cropping systems and profile of farmers

Introduction