Factors influencing the intensification of farming systems and soil‐nutrient management in the rural‐urban continuum of SW Ghana

Drechsel, Pay; Zimmermann, Uta

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“…Within the large number of available scientific and 'grey' publications on UPA crop and animal production in West Africa, each study presents a particular set of data for a well-defined production context and for specifically defined research questions. These cover practically all aspects of UPA, such as appropriate dosing of mineral fertilizers (Drechsel & Zimmermann, 2005), targeted application of organic manure to vegetable gardens (Drechsel, Abaidoo, Amoah, & Cofie, 2000), improved urban milk production (Millogo, Ouedraogo, Agenäs, & Svennersten-Sjaunja, 2008;Sidibe, Boly, Lakouetene, Leroy, & Bosma, 2004) and the externalities linked to wastewater reuse in vegetable cultivation (Eaton & Hilhorst, 2003;Niang, Diop, Faruqui, Redwood, & Gaye, 2002;Sonou, 2001). However, these individual case studies often ignored the interdependencies of bio-physical and socio-economic conditions at the scale of a farm and a town, and the interrelatedness of plant and animal production as well as the interrelatedness of resource use efficiencies and externalities in production processes.…”

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Exploring the diversity of urban and peri-urban agricultural systems in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa: An attempt towards a regional typology

Dossa

Abdulkadir

Amadou

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Landscape and Urban Planning

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Exploring the diversity of urban and peri-urban agricultural systems in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa: An attempt towards a regional typology

Dossa

Abdulkadir

Amadou

et al. 2011

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…In Ghana, for instance, 229 6.2 Chemical Properties a 200 km long rural-urban gradient was investigated to determine the influence of increasing urbanization on soil and geographical parameters (Drechsel and Zimmermann 2005). In Ghana, for instance, 229 6.2 Chemical Properties a 200 km long rural-urban gradient was investigated to determine the influence of increasing urbanization on soil and geographical parameters (Drechsel and Zimmermann 2005).…”

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Contaminated Urban Soils

Meuser¹

2010

Environmental Pollution

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“…By considering multiple water sources, the sources that are most appropriate for particular uses can be used to that end. In periurban areas, community-scale MUS addresses issues such as the reuse of waste water and sewerage for informal urban agriculture (Drechsel and Zimmerman, 2005;Obuobie et al, 2006). Most importantly, participatory communityscale MUS aligns with the ways in which communities have managed multiple sources for multiple uses since time immemorial.…”

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Homestead‐ and community‐scale multiple‐use water services: unlocking new investment opportunities to achieve the Millennium development Goals

Koppen

Smits

Mikhail

2009

Irrigation and Drainage

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Since the early 2000s, a new participatory approach to water services delivery is emerging: multiple-use water services (MUS). By overcoming sectoral boundaries within the water sector, new opportunities are opened up that better align with people's practice of using water from multiple sources for multiple uses. Two opportunities are discussed in this paper on the basis of past research by the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, among others. One new opportunity is homestead-scale MUS. Providing double or triple the quantities of the design norms in the domestic subsector in poor rural and periurban areas allows water users to take up significant productive activities besides meeting domestic needs. Cost-benefit ratios are favourable. Homestead-scale MUS is the most effective way of using water to contribute to all Millennium Development Goals. A related second new opportunity is community-scale MUS. This participatory approach to water services considers communities' holistic water-and landscapes and supports incremental improvements in infrastructure according to people's own priorities and needs, which are often in favour of homestead-scale MUS. New synergies in infrastructure intakes, storage and conveyance are tapped. Copyright # 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. RÉ SUMÉDepuis le début des années 2000, une nouvelle approche participative des services de l'eau est en train d'émerger: les services de l'eau pour des usages multiples (MUS). En surmontant les limites sectorielles dans le secteur de l'eau, de nouvelles opportunités sont ouvertes correspondant mieux à la pratique des gens qui utilisent de l'eau provenant de sources multiples pour des usages multiples. Deux possibilités sont examinées dans le présent article sur la base des recherches menées entre autres par le CGIAR Challenge Program sur l'eau et de l'alimentation. La première possibilité est le service multi-usages à l'échelle de la maison. En doublant ou triplant les quantités habituellement fournies pour l'eau domestique dans les zones rurales et périurbaines, les usagers entreprennent d'importantes activités de production en plus de la satisfaction de leurs besoins domestiques. Les ratios coûts-avantages sont favorables. Promouvoir les usages multiples à l'échelle de la maison est le moyen le plus efficace d'utiliser l'eau pour contribuer à tous les Objectif du Millénaire pour le Développement. Une deuxième possibilité nouvelle est de dimension communautaire. Une approche participative du service multi-usage à l'échelle communautaire considère tous les usages et les besoins de toute la communauté d'une manière intégrée et

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Factors influencing the intensification of farming systems and soil‐nutrient management in the rural‐urban continuum of SW Ghana

Cited by 14 publications

References 9 publications

Exploring the diversity of urban and peri-urban agricultural systems in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa: An attempt towards a regional typology

Exploring the diversity of urban and peri-urban agricultural systems in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa: An attempt towards a regional typology

Contaminated Urban Soils

Homestead‐ and community‐scale multiple‐use water services: unlocking new investment opportunities to achieve the Millennium development Goals

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