Food production in urban areas: a study of urban agriculture in Accra, Ghana / by Kwaku Obosu-Mensah

By:

Obosu-Mensah, Kwaku

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Ashgate, 1999. Aldershot:Description: xiii, 231 pISBN:

9780754610298

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DDC classification:

338.109667 OBO-F

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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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.

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