Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets
This chapter shows results obtained from analyzing samples of vegetables taken at the farm gate and from selling points in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. Microbiological data are based on a total of about 1,500 vegetable samples taken from different sampling points along the vegetable distribution cha...
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| author | Amoah, Philip Lente, I. Asem-Hiablie, S. Abaidoo, Robert C. |
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| description | This chapter shows results obtained from analyzing samples of vegetables taken at the farm gate and from selling points in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. Microbiological data are based on a total of about 1,500 vegetable samples taken from different sampling points along the vegetable distribution chain – farm gates – and from different categories of sellers in Accra, Tamale and Kumasi. Fecal coliforms and helminth eggs were mainly used as the fecal contamination indicator organisms. For chemical contaminants, heavy metals and pesticides in irrigation water and vegetables were analyzed, while estrogens were used as an example for emerging contaminants. |
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| spelling | CGSpace653012025-11-07T08:10:03Z Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets Amoah, Philip Lente, I. Asem-Hiablie, S. Abaidoo, Robert C. vegetables marketing chemical contamination helminths heavy metals faecal coliforms pesticide residues irrigation water lettuces This chapter shows results obtained from analyzing samples of vegetables taken at the farm gate and from selling points in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. Microbiological data are based on a total of about 1,500 vegetable samples taken from different sampling points along the vegetable distribution chain – farm gates – and from different categories of sellers in Accra, Tamale and Kumasi. Fecal coliforms and helminth eggs were mainly used as the fecal contamination indicator organisms. For chemical contaminants, heavy metals and pesticides in irrigation water and vegetables were analyzed, while estrogens were used as an example for emerging contaminants. 2014 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65301 en Open Access application/pdf Amoah, Philip; Lente, I.; Asem-Hiablie, S.; Abaidoo, R. C. 2014. Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets. 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.89-103. |
| spellingShingle | vegetables marketing chemical contamination helminths heavy metals faecal coliforms pesticide residues irrigation water lettuces Amoah, Philip Lente, I. Asem-Hiablie, S. Abaidoo, Robert C. Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets |
| title | Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets |
| title_full | Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets |
| title_fullStr | Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets |
| title_short | Quality of vegetables in Ghanaian urban farms and markets |
| title_sort | quality of vegetables in ghanaian urban farms and markets |
| topic | vegetables marketing chemical contamination helminths heavy metals faecal coliforms pesticide residues irrigation water lettuces |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65301 |
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