Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables

This chapter provides qualitative and quantitative information on the distribution pathways of irrigated vegetables, with a focus on lettuce, produced in Kumasi and Accra from the farm to the consumer. The data from a survey carried out in 2005 show the contribution of irrigated urban farming and...

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Main Authors: Henseler, M., Amoah, Philip
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65298
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description This chapter provides qualitative and quantitative information on the distribution pathways of irrigated vegetables, with a focus on lettuce, produced in Kumasi and Accra from the farm to the consumer. The data from a survey carried out in 2005 show the contribution of irrigated urban farming and the size of the beneficiary group in Accra, which is also the group at risk from crop contamination which has been quantified.
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spelling CGSpace652982025-11-07T08:13:23Z Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables Henseler, M. Amoah, Philip irrigated farming urban agriculture vegetables lettuces wholesale marketing retail marketing food supply consumers surveys This chapter provides qualitative and quantitative information on the distribution pathways of irrigated vegetables, with a focus on lettuce, produced in Kumasi and Accra from the farm to the consumer. The data from a survey carried out in 2005 show the contribution of irrigated urban farming and the size of the beneficiary group in Accra, which is also the group at risk from crop contamination which has been quantified. 2014 2015-04-30T13:41:36Z 2015-04-30T13:41:36Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65298 en Open Access application/pdf Henseler, M.; Amoah, Philip. 2014. Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables. 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.51-61.
spellingShingle irrigated farming
urban agriculture
vegetables
lettuces
wholesale marketing
retail marketing
food supply
consumers
surveys
Henseler, M.
Amoah, Philip
Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables
title Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables
title_full Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables
title_fullStr Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables
title_full_unstemmed Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables
title_short Marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables
title_sort marketing channels for irrigated exotic vegetables
topic irrigated farming
urban agriculture
vegetables
lettuces
wholesale marketing
retail marketing
food supply
consumers
surveys
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