Food production in urban areas: a study of urban agriculture in Accra, Ghana /
Obosu-Mensah, Kwaku
Food production in urban areas: a study of urban agriculture in Accra, Ghana / by Kwaku Obosu-Mensah - Aldershot: Ashgate, 1999. - xiii, 231 p.
Contents
1.Introduction and overview of the book --
2.Review of the literature--
3.Research methodology--
4.The emergence of contemporary urban agriculture--
5.Official attitudes toward urban agriculture--
6.Characteristics of urban farmers--
7.Influence of social inequality on urban agriculture--
8. Effects of social networks on urban agriculture--
9.General problems of urban farmers and ways of coping--
10. Conclusion and policy recommendations; Bibliography; Index.
Urban agriculture is an important practice in developing contries, and it is seen as one of the means of alleviating poverty. In addition to exploring the economic importance of urban agriculture, this book looks in detail at the sociological issues involved such as social inequality and gender.
9780754610298
PL
338.109667 / OBO-F
Food production in urban areas: a study of urban agriculture in Accra, Ghana / by Kwaku Obosu-Mensah - Aldershot: Ashgate, 1999. - xiii, 231 p.
Contents
1.Introduction and overview of the book --
2.Review of the literature--
3.Research methodology--
4.The emergence of contemporary urban agriculture--
5.Official attitudes toward urban agriculture--
6.Characteristics of urban farmers--
7.Influence of social inequality on urban agriculture--
8. Effects of social networks on urban agriculture--
9.General problems of urban farmers and ways of coping--
10. Conclusion and policy recommendations; Bibliography; Index.
Urban agriculture is an important practice in developing contries, and it is seen as one of the means of alleviating poverty. In addition to exploring the economic importance of urban agriculture, this book looks in detail at the sociological issues involved such as social inequality and gender.
9780754610298
PL
338.109667 / OBO-F