Publications

Introduction

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 10/04/2006 - 13:49

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

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Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 10/04/2006 - 13:48

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

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Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 10/04/2006 - 12:55

By Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay Drechsel

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Papussa Policy Briefs

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Tue, 09/12/2006 - 16:06

The PAPUSSA Programme has made available an increasing amount of information on peri-urban aquatic production systems in South-East Asian cities, their benefits and constraints. To further support the strengthening the peri-urban aquatic production and marketing systems in the above-mentioned cities, as well as in other South-East Asian cities, stakeholders in these cities identified 4 key recommendations (see below) to guide policy makers and other senior stakeholders in further development of the sector. These recommendations include the need to:

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Urban Horticulture

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 10:20

Philippe Tixier and Hubert de Bon

In: Cities Farming for the Future - Urban Agriculture for Green and Productive Cities

Although crops have always been grown inside the city, urban horticulture is expanding and gaining more attention recently. Horticultural products include a large variety of vegetables, cereals, flowers, and trees. Vegetable production provides regular and high incomes to the various actors in the commodity chain and provides food to urban dwellers. Many specific techniques have been developed or adapted specifically for urban areas. If well managed, urban horticulture can play an important role in reducing socio-economic and environmental problems in cities. Urban authorities should collaborate with urban producers to strengthen the role of urban horticulture in waste recycling, community building and creating sustainable food systems.