Strengthening urban producer organizations

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dc.creatorLarbi, Theophilus Otchere
dc.creatorCofie, Olufunke O.
dc.creatorAmoah, Philip
dc.creatorVeenhuizen, René van
dc.date2014
dc.date2015-04-30T13:41:37Z
dc.date2015-04-30T13:41:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:42:41Z
dc.descriptionThe chapter presents the process and results from a project implemented in Accra by the Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) Foundation to strengthen farmers’ organizations for innovative irrigated vegetable farming and marketing. One hundred urban farmers were organized into eight producer groups and trained on technical and organizational innovations along the vegetable value chain towards improved yield and income. Training was delivered through Urban Producer Field Schools (UPFS) on topics ranging from integrated plant production and protection principles, food safety and risk-minimization in wastewater use for irrigation to value addition for marketing. Farmers were also engaged in organized marketing, targeting niche markets.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/65303
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/163367
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceLarbi, T. O.; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Amoah, Philip; van Veenhuizen, R. 2014. Strengthening urban producer organizations. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.136-144.
dc.subjectfarmers organizations
dc.subjecturban farmers
dc.subjectvegetable growing
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectmarketing
dc.subjecttraining programmes
dc.titleStrengthening urban producer organizations
dc.typeBook Chapter

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