Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierDrechsel, Pay: 0000-0002-2592-8812
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.taa.org.uk/assets/pubs/Ag4Dev26%20_Winter_for_Web.pdfen
cg.identifier.wlethemeRecovering and Reusing Resources in Urbanized Ecosystems
dc.contributor.authorDrechsel, Payen
dc.contributor.authorKeraita, Bernard N.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-06T05:55:57Zen
dc.date.available2016-01-06T05:55:57Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/69472
dc.titleAgriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspectiveen
dcterms.abstractThirsty and hungry cities are posing significant challenges for the urban-rural interface ranging from food security to inter-sectoral water allocation. Not only is the supply of resources to urban centres a growing challenge in low-income countries, but even more is the urban return flow, as investments in waste management and sanitation, ie the ‘ultimate food waste’, are not able to keep pace with population growth. And where polluted water is used in irrigation to feed the cities, food safety is becoming a crucial component of food security. Most affected by resource competition and pollution are the urban and peri-urban farming systems which are often driven by the informal sector. Urban waste is not only a challenge but also offers opportunities. It is in this interface between agriculture and sanitation where the CGIAR operates through its research programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), addressing both the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation: by exploring novel perspectives and solutions to respond to changing population dynamics, resource demands, centralised water and nutrient flows, and ecosystem services under pressure.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDrechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. 2015. Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective. Agriculture for Development, 26:14-19.en
dcterms.extentp. 14-19en
dcterms.issued2015
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjecturban agricultureen
dcterms.subjectperiurban agricultureen
dcterms.subjectrural areasen
dcterms.subjectperi urban areasen
dcterms.subjecturban areasen
dcterms.subjectresearch institutionsen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectfood supplyen
dcterms.subjectirrigated farmingen
dcterms.subjecturban wastesen
dcterms.subjectwater pollutionen
dcterms.subjectsanitationen
dcterms.subjectecosystem servicesen
dcterms.subjectvegetablesen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental healthen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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