African Urban Harvest : Agriculture in the Cities of Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda /

Over the past two decades, how has urban agriculture changed in sub-Saharan Africa? Is city farming now better integrated into environmental management and city governance? And, looking ahead, how might urban agriculture address the needs of the low-income households and modernizing cities of Africa...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Prain, Gordon (Editor), Karanja, Nancy (Editor), Lee-Smith, Diana (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cameroon
  • The Institutional and Regional Context
  • Urban Agriculture in Africa: What Has Been Learned?
  • Urban Farming Systems in Yaoundé - Building a Mosaic
  • Crop-Livestock Integration in the Urban Farming Systems of Yaoundé
  • Institutional Development of Urban Agriculture - An Ongoing History of Yaoundé
  • Uganda
  • Changing Trends in Urban Agriculture in Kampala
  • Can Schools be Agents of Urban Agriculture Extension and Seed Production?
  • Identifying Market Opportunities for Urban and Peri-Urban Farmers in Kampala
  • Health Impact Assessment of Urban Agriculture in Kampala
  • Kenya
  • Recycling Nutrients from Organic Wastes in Kenya's Capital City
  • Crop-Livestock-Waste Interactions in Nakuru's Urban Agriculture
  • Benefits and Selected Health Risks of Urban Dairy Production in Nakuru, Kenya
  • Urban Agroforestry Products in Kisumu, Kenya: A Rapid Market Assessment
  • Urban Agriculture and Institutional Change
  • IDRC and Its Partners in Sub-Saharan Africa 2000-2008
  • The Contribution of Research-Development Partnerships to Building Urban Agriculture Policy.