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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| author | Danso, George K. Hope, L. Drechsel, Pay |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace652972025-11-07T08:12:35Z Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming Danso, George K. Hope, L. Drechsel, Pay economic aspects financing costs urban agriculture suburban agriculture farming systems vegetables crops pesticides soil fertility public health health hazards malaria food supply food security households environmental impact 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. 2014 2015-04-30T13:41:35Z 2015-04-30T13:41:35Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65297 en Open Access application/pdf Danso, G.; Hope, L.; Drechsel, Pay. 2014. Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.38-50. |
| spellingShingle | economic aspects financing costs urban agriculture suburban agriculture farming systems vegetables crops pesticides soil fertility public health health hazards malaria food supply food security households environmental impact Danso, George K. Hope, L. Drechsel, Pay Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming |
| title | Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming |
| title_full | Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming |
| title_fullStr | Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming |
| title_full_unstemmed | Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming |
| title_short | Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming |
| title_sort | financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming |
| topic | economic aspects financing costs urban agriculture suburban agriculture farming systems vegetables crops pesticides soil fertility public health health hazards malaria food supply food security households environmental impact |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65297 |
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