Urban food systems profile: Ghana
Over the last thirty years, Ghana’s population in towns and cities has more than tripled, from 4 million to nearly 14 million, exceeding growth in the rural areas. In fact, rural-urban migration is an important factor for urban growth. It is estimated that the urban population will reach over 70% by...
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| description | Over the last thirty years, Ghana’s population in towns and cities has more than tripled, from 4 million to nearly 14 million, exceeding growth in the rural areas. In fact, rural-urban migration is an important factor for urban growth. It is estimated that the urban population will reach over 70% by 2050, calling for fast and sustainable strategies for facilitating the main challenges deriving from rapid urbanization including urban food security and food system resilience against shocks. Several projects mapped urban foodsheds and the overall extent of specific city-region food systems. But not only food quantity, also food safety is at stake. A particular challenge for the farmers is widespread water pollution in urban area resulting in the contamination of irrigated vegetables. The largely informal nature of irrigated urban vegetable farming as well as the street food sector makes it difficult to regulate, promote or control compliance with food safety measures which are needed from farm to fork. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1519722025-11-07T08:07:25Z Urban food systems profile: Ghana Amoah, Philip Drechsel, Pay food systems urban areas towns food supply food security resilience food safety urban agriculture peri-urban agriculture farming systems foodsheds farmers sustainable development goals goal 2 zero hunger urbanization urban population climate change marketing planning governance Over the last thirty years, Ghana’s population in towns and cities has more than tripled, from 4 million to nearly 14 million, exceeding growth in the rural areas. In fact, rural-urban migration is an important factor for urban growth. It is estimated that the urban population will reach over 70% by 2050, calling for fast and sustainable strategies for facilitating the main challenges deriving from rapid urbanization including urban food security and food system resilience against shocks. Several projects mapped urban foodsheds and the overall extent of specific city-region food systems. But not only food quantity, also food safety is at stake. A particular challenge for the farmers is widespread water pollution in urban area resulting in the contamination of irrigated vegetables. The largely informal nature of irrigated urban vegetable farming as well as the street food sector makes it difficult to regulate, promote or control compliance with food safety measures which are needed from farm to fork. 2024-09-02 2024-09-04T04:16:24Z 2024-09-04T04:16:24Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151972 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Resilient Cities Amoah, Philip; Drechsel, Pay. 2024. Urban food systems profile: Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Resilient Cities. 23p. |
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| title | Urban food systems profile: Ghana |
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| title_short | Urban food systems profile: Ghana |
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| topic | food systems urban areas towns food supply food security resilience food safety urban agriculture peri-urban agriculture farming systems foodsheds farmers sustainable development goals goal 2 zero hunger urbanization urban population climate change marketing planning governance |
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