This chapter explores some of the financial and economic aspects of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Ghana. Cost-benefit analysis comparisons were made of farm finances of common rural, peri-urban and urban farming systems. Substudies also tried to quantify benefits for society and to cost externalities related to soil nutrient depletion, pesticide use and urban malaria.
Details
Title
Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/208748
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/208748
Total Pages
pp.38-50.
Note
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).