Marielle Dubbeling, Henk de Zeeuw and René van Veenhuizen The numbers of the urban poor are on the increase; at the same time their position has been made more vulnerable by the recent food and economic crises. City authorities need to find innovative strategies to eradicate urban hunger and improve the livelihoods of the urban poor. Urban agriculture provides such a strategy by enhancing access to fresh and nutritious food, and contributing to local economic development and social inclusion of the urban poor, especially women.

The growth of cities in East-Africa: consequences for urban food supply. A paper developed by RUAF with financial support from the World Bank and the European Union.

A paper developed by RUAF with financial support from the World Bank and the European Union.

By Marielle Dubbeling and Henk de Zeeuw (ETC Urban Agriculture). With contributions from T. Otchere Larbi (IWMI Ghana), G. Merzthal and A. Santandreu (IPES), 2007, RUAF Foundation.

RUAF Update # 9 October 2007

E-mail bulletin with news of the International Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF). Read more ( categories: RUAF Publications Publications ) RUAF Update # 7 Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 11/23/2006 - 09:59 Read more ( categories: RUAF Publications Publications ) Informal Irrigation in Urban West Africa: an overview Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 10/19/2006 - 14:16 Pay Drechsel, Sophie Graefe, Moise Sonou and Olufunke O. Cofie Also online at: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/pubs/pub102/RR102.pdf , and will be available at IWMI HQ as hardcopy end of October. It is a product of a collaboration of IWMI-FAO-RUAF and the Comprehensive Assessment. To order hard copies of this report please contact: The Distribution Officer, IWMI P.O. Box 2075, Colombo, Sri Lanka Fax: +94-11-2786854 E: iwmi@cgiar.org Read more 1 attachment ( categories: Reuse of Wastes & Wastewater RUAF Publications Publications ) Back Cover Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 10/04/2006 - 14:09 In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay Read more 1 attachment ( categories: RUAF Publications Publications ) References Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 10/04/2006 - 14:08 In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay Read more 1 attachment ( categories: RUAF Publications Publications ) The way forward: Health risk management in low-income countries Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 10/04/2006 - 14:07 In: Irrigated Urban Vegetable Production in Ghana - Characteristics, Benefits and Risks by Emmanuel Obuobie, Bernard Keraita, George Danso, Philip Amoah, Olufunke O. Cofie, Liqa Raschid-Sally and Pay Read more 1 attachment ( categories: Crop Production Health Reuse of Wastes & Wastewater RUAF Publications Publications ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 next › last » Partner Cities Javascript is required to view this map. Full View Upcoming 5 events 'Introduction to Rooftop Urban Agriculture' training course (2 days) Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum (11 days) COLLOQUE: Les Circuits Courts de Proximité, Renouer les liens entre territoires et consommation alimentaire(15 days) XXV Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology(72 days) American Community Gardening Association conference‏(80 days) more New in the Library Back to front ; Manual for growing food in front gardens International Handbook of Urban Policy, Volume 3 Virtuous Circles: Values, Systems and Sustainability Food System Planning - Municipal Implementation Tool Search the library Latest Video Break-out event on urban... RUAF Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security