Waste composting for urban and peri-urban agriculture : closing the rural-urban nutrient cycle in sub-Saharan Africa /

Rapid urbanization has created a major challenge with regard to waste management and environmental protection. However, the problem can be ameliorated by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in urban and peri-urban areas. This is especially significant in less dev...

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Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, with International Water Management Institute, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001.
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245 0 0 |a Waste composting for urban and peri-urban agriculture :  |b closing the rural-urban nutrient cycle in sub-Saharan Africa /  |c edited by Pay Drechsel, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Subregional Office, Ghana and Dagmar Kunze, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Regional Office for Africa, Ghana. 
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505 0 # |a The Potential Use of Waste-stream Products for Soil Amelioration in Peri-urban Interface Agricultural Production Systems / P.J.C. Harris, M. Allison, G. Smith, H.M. Kindness and J. Kelley -- Economic, Sociocultural and Environmental Considerations -- Turning Urban Waste into Fertilizer for Urban and Periurban Farmers : Case Studies from East and West Africa -- Modelling Urban and Peri-urban Biomass and Nutrient Flows -- Urban Agriculture : International Support and Capacity Building in Africa / C.J. Sawio, L. Spies and D. Doucouré -- Research and Development Priorities / P. Drechsel and D. Kunze. 
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520 3 # |a Rapid urbanization has created a major challenge with regard to waste management and environmental protection. However, the problem can be ameliorated by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in urban and peri-urban areas. This is especially significant in less developed countries, where food security is also a key issue. This book addresses these subjects and is mainly based on papers presented at a workshop held in Ghana by the International Board for Soil Research and Management (now part of the International Water Management Institute) and FAO. Special reference is given to sub-Saharan Africa, with acknowledgement to experiences from other parts of the world. 
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650 # 4 |a Soil Fertility. 
650 # 4 |a Fertilizers and other Amendments. 
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650 # 7 |a Composts.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Cycling.  |2 cabt 
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650 # 7 |a Organic wastes.  |2 cabt 
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650 # 7 |a Soil fertility.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Urban areas.  |2 cabt 
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