The interlinked history of exotic vegetables production and urban farming in Ghana

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dc.creatorDrechsel, Pay
dc.date2025-09
dc.date2025-09-18T13:36:37Z
dc.date2025-09-18T13:36:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:37:00Z
dc.descriptionThe Ghanaian diet features a mixture of indigenous and “exotic” fruits and vegetables first cultivated by pre-colonial settlers in the 15th century. This article explains how exotic urban vegetable farming took root to satisfy the tastes of traders, and led to strong European influence in Ghana’s modern day food culture.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/176572
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/160886
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRUAF Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDrechsel, P. 2025. The interlinked history of exotic vegetables production and urban farming in Ghana. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 42:37-38.
dc.subjecturban agriculture
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectintroduced varieties
dc.subjecthistory
dc.titleThe interlinked history of exotic vegetables production and urban farming in Ghana
dc.typeMagazine Article

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