Strengthening urban producer organizations
The chapter presents the process and results from a project implemented in Accra by the Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) Foundation to strengthen farmers’ organizations for innovative irrigated vegetable farming and marketing. One hundred urban farmers were organized in...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65303 |
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| author | Larbi, Theophilus Otchere Cofie, Olufunke O. Amoah, Philip Veenhuizen, René van |
| author_browse | Amoah, Philip Cofie, Olufunke O. Larbi, Theophilus Otchere Veenhuizen, René van |
| author_facet | Larbi, Theophilus Otchere Cofie, Olufunke O. Amoah, Philip Veenhuizen, René van |
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| description | The chapter presents the process and results from a project implemented in Accra by the Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) Foundation to strengthen farmers’ organizations for innovative irrigated vegetable farming and marketing. One hundred urban farmers were organized into eight producer groups and trained on technical and organizational innovations along the vegetable value chain towards improved yield and income. Training was delivered through Urban Producer Field Schools (UPFS) on topics ranging from integrated plant production and protection principles, food safety and risk-minimization in wastewater use for irrigation to value addition for marketing. Farmers were also engaged in organized marketing, targeting niche markets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace653032025-11-07T08:17:06Z Strengthening urban producer organizations Larbi, Theophilus Otchere Cofie, Olufunke O. Amoah, Philip Veenhuizen, René van farmers organizations urban farmers vegetable growing irrigated farming marketing training programmes The chapter presents the process and results from a project implemented in Accra by the Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) Foundation to strengthen farmers’ organizations for innovative irrigated vegetable farming and marketing. One hundred urban farmers were organized into eight producer groups and trained on technical and organizational innovations along the vegetable value chain towards improved yield and income. Training was delivered through Urban Producer Field Schools (UPFS) on topics ranging from integrated plant production and protection principles, food safety and risk-minimization in wastewater use for irrigation to value addition for marketing. Farmers were also engaged in organized marketing, targeting niche markets. 2014 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65303 en Open Access application/pdf Larbi, T. O.; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Amoah, Philip; van Veenhuizen, R. 2014. Strengthening urban producer organizations. 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.136-144. |
| spellingShingle | farmers organizations urban farmers vegetable growing irrigated farming marketing training programmes Larbi, Theophilus Otchere Cofie, Olufunke O. Amoah, Philip Veenhuizen, René van Strengthening urban producer organizations |
| title | Strengthening urban producer organizations |
| title_full | Strengthening urban producer organizations |
| title_fullStr | Strengthening urban producer organizations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening urban producer organizations |
| title_short | Strengthening urban producer organizations |
| title_sort | strengthening urban producer organizations |
| topic | farmers organizations urban farmers vegetable growing irrigated farming marketing training programmes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65303 |
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