Urban food systems profile: Ghana

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dc.creatorAmoah, Philip
dc.creatorDrechsel, Pay
dc.date2024-09-02
dc.date2024-09-04T04:16:24Z
dc.date2024-09-04T04:16:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:44:45Z
dc.descriptionOver the last thirty years, Ghana’s population in towns and cities has more than tripled, from 4 million to nearly 14 million, exceeding growth in the rural areas. In fact, rural-urban migration is an important factor for urban growth. It is estimated that the urban population will reach over 70% by 2050, calling for fast and sustainable strategies for facilitating the main challenges deriving from rapid urbanization including urban food security and food system resilience against shocks. Several projects mapped urban foodsheds and the overall extent of specific city-region food systems. But not only food quantity, also food safety is at stake. A particular challenge for the farmers is widespread water pollution in urban area resulting in the contamination of irrigated vegetables. The largely informal nature of irrigated urban vegetable farming as well as the street food sector makes it difficult to regulate, promote or control compliance with food safety measures which are needed from farm to fork.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151972
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/164323
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAmoah, Philip; Drechsel, Pay. 2024. Urban food systems profile: Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Resilient Cities. 23p.
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjecttowns
dc.subjectfood supply
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectfood safety
dc.subjecturban agriculture
dc.subjectperi-urban agriculture
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjectfoodsheds
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectsustainable development goals
dc.subjectgoal 2 zero hunger
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjecturban population
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectmarketing
dc.subjectplanning
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.titleUrban food systems profile: Ghana
dc.typeReport

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