Overview
Rapid urbanization has created a major challenge with regard to waste management and environmental protection. However, the problem can be ameliorated by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in peri-urban areas. This is especially significant in less developed countries, where food security is also a key issue. This book addresses these subjects and is based on papers presented at a workshop held in Ghana by IBSRAM and FAO. Special reference is given to Sub-Saharan Africa, with acknowledgement to experiences from other parts of the world. Contributing authors are from several European, as well as African, countries.
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Author: Pay Drechsel (International Water Management Institute, Ghana) , Dagmar Kunze (Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Regional Office for Africa, Ghana) , Dagmar Kunze (Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Regional Office for Africa, Ghana) , Dagmar Kunze (Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Regional Office for Africa, Ghana)
Publisher: CABI Publishing
Imprint: CABI Publishing
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.612kg
ISBN: 9780851995489
ISBN 10: 0851995489
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 November 2001
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print 
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Table of Contents
1: The potential use of waste stream products for soil amelioration in peri-urban interface agricultural production systems, P J C Harris, M Allison, H G Smith, H M Kindness and J Kelley 2: Economic, sociocultural, and environmental considerations 3: The economic viability of organic waste composting, R G Niemeyer, H Litterscheidt and S Sanders 4: Assessing farmers' perceptions of organic wastes as nutrient sources, P Drechsel, C Quansah, Kwame Nkrumah and S Asante-Mensah 5: Environmental concerns of urban and peri-urban agriculture: Case studies from Accra and Kumasi, E Mensah, P Amoah, R C Abaidoo and P Drechsel 6: Turning urban waste into fertilizer for urban and peri-urban farmers: Case studies from East and West Africa 7: Turning municipal waste into compost: The case of Ibadan, T Agbola 8: Urban vegetable production in Lagos and Ibadan, M A O Oladokun 9: Turning municipal waste into compost: The case of Accra, I Etuah-Jackson, W P Klaassen and J A Awuye 10: Farming systems and farming inputs in and around Kumasi, K Nsiah-Gyabaah and M Adam 11: An integrated waste management strategy for Kumasi, L Salifu 12: Linking (peri-)urban agriculture and organic waste management in Dar es Salaam, S Kiango and J Amend 13: Urban agriculture in Lome, M E A Schreurs and H van Reuler 14: Adding value to compost from urban household and market refuse in Lome, A Kessler and J Helbig 15: Optimizing nutrient recycling and urban waste management - new concepts from Northern Europe, J Magid, A Dalsgaard and M Henze 16: Modelling urban and peri-urban biomass and nutrient flows 17: Assessing the potential of organic waste recycling through the analysis of rural-urban carbon fluxes, C Binder and N Patzel 18: The potential of co-composting in Kumasi - quantification of the urban and peri-urban nutrient balance, C Leitzinger 19: Estimating rural-urban nutrient flows for mega-cities, J Faerge, J Magid and F Penning de Vries 20: Monitoring nutrient flows and economic performance in African farming systems: The NUTMON approach and its applicability to peri-urban agriculture, H van den Bosch, D Eaton, M S van Wijk, J Vlaming and A de Jager 21: Definition and boundaries of the peri-urban interface: Patterns in the patchwork, M G Adam 22: Urban agriculture: International support and capacity building in Africa, C J Sawio, L Spies and D Doucoure
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In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News<br>
In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News
In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News In 17 studies, most from a 1999 UN workshop in Accra, Ghana, African and European contributors in agriculture and development present reports and case studies on urban and peri-urban agriculture and farming systems, and environmentally safe nutrient recycling options from organic waste generated in cities for use by urban and peri-urban farmers. They look at technical, biophysical, socio-economic, and administrative circumstances and introduce different approaches to quantifying urban nutrient balances and rural-urban nutrient flows. --SciTech Book News
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Pay Drechsel is Global Theme Leader on Water Quality, Health & Environment at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Ghana.
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