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Farmers’ perceptions of benefits and risks from wastewater irrigation in Accra, Ghana

Farmers’ perceptions of benefits and risks from wastewater irrigation in Accra, Ghana

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: 0000-0002-8919-6518 (2008) Farmers’ perceptions of benefits and risks from wastewater irrigation in Accra, Ghana. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 20. pp. 27-28. ISSN 1571-6244

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Abstract

As safe water sources become scarcer and more polluted, the use of wastewater in urban agriculture may produce many benefits but may also lead to crop and soil contamination and endanger farmers and consumers. To effectively manage wastewater use in agriculture, it is important to understand how stakeholders feel impacted by the practice. .

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: urban agriculture; irrigation; wastewater; farmer; health
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2022 15:52
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38361

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