Options for local financing in urban agriculture
Access to debt financing (credit) is crucial to the development of urban agricultural production, processing and marketing activities. This chapter is based on a 2009 study 1 carried out in Accra to assess the practices of institutions and programs that could finance urban agriculture as well as t...
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| author | Egyir, I.S. Cofie, Olufunke O. Dubbeling, Marielle |
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| description | Access to debt financing (credit) is crucial to the development of urban agricultural production, processing and marketing activities. This chapter is based on a 2009 study 1 carried out in Accra to assess the practices of institutions and programs that could finance urban agriculture as well as the existing bottlenecks and opportunities in financing. Information is based on surveys involving 179 respondents sampled from financial institutions; urban farmers (not limited to vegetable farmers), traders and processors; literature reviews, stakeholder mapping; focus group discussions; key informant interviews; and a validation workshop. |
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| spelling | CGSpace653042025-11-07T08:11:33Z Options for local financing in urban agriculture Egyir, I.S. Cofie, Olufunke O. Dubbeling, Marielle urban agriculture vegetables financing financial institutions loans urban farmers surveys Access to debt financing (credit) is crucial to the development of urban agricultural production, processing and marketing activities. This chapter is based on a 2009 study 1 carried out in Accra to assess the practices of institutions and programs that could finance urban agriculture as well as the existing bottlenecks and opportunities in financing. Information is based on surveys involving 179 respondents sampled from financial institutions; urban farmers (not limited to vegetable farmers), traders and processors; literature reviews, stakeholder mapping; focus group discussions; key informant interviews; and a validation workshop. 2014 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65304 en Open Access application/pdf Egyir, I. S.; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Dubbeling, M. 2014. Options for local financing in urban agriculture. 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.145-160. |
| spellingShingle | urban agriculture vegetables financing financial institutions loans urban farmers surveys Egyir, I.S. Cofie, Olufunke O. Dubbeling, Marielle Options for local financing in urban agriculture |
| title | Options for local financing in urban agriculture |
| title_full | Options for local financing in urban agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Options for local financing in urban agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Options for local financing in urban agriculture |
| title_short | Options for local financing in urban agriculture |
| title_sort | options for local financing in urban agriculture |
| topic | urban agriculture vegetables financing financial institutions loans urban farmers surveys |
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