Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming

This chapter explores some of the financial and economic aspects of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Ghana. Cost-benefit analysis comparisons were made of farm finances of common rural, peri-urban and urban farming systems. Substudies also tried to quantify benefits for society and to cost ext...

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Main Authors: Danso, George K., Hope, L., Drechsel, Pay
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65297
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Summary:This chapter explores some of the financial and economic aspects of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Ghana. Cost-benefit analysis comparisons were made of farm finances of common rural, peri-urban and urban farming systems. Substudies also tried to quantify benefits for society and to cost externalities related to soil nutrient depletion, pesticide use and urban malaria.