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African Urban Harvest

Agriculture in the Cities of Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda

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Editors:
  1. Gordon Prain

    1. CIP, Urban Harvest, La Molina, Lima, Peru

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  2. Diana Lee-Smith

    1. Mazingira Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

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  3. Nancy Karanja

    1. Urban Harvest, CIP, Nairobi, Kenya

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  • Addresses marginalized topic of urban agriculture within the histories of agricultural research and urban institutions and policy
  • Presents original research from Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya
  • Offers ideas on the future of urban agriculture in light of potential institutional change
  • Co-published with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Cameroon

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. The Institutional and Regional Context

      • Gordon Prain
      Pages 1-11

    3. Urban Agriculture in Africa: What Has Been Learned?

      • Gordon Prain, Diana Lee-Smith
      Pages 13-35

    4. Urban Farming Systems in Yaoundé – Building a Mosaic

      • Athanase Bopda, Randall Brummett, Sandrine Dury, Pascale Elong, Samuel Foto-Menbohan, James Gockowski et al.
      Pages 39-59

    5. Crop–Livestock Integration in the Urban Farming Systems of Yaoundé

      • Thomas Dongmo, François Meffeja, Jean Marin Fotso, Christian Nolte
      Pages 61-70

    6. Institutional Development of Urban Agriculture – An Ongoing History of Yaoundé

      • Athanase Pr Bopda, Louis Awono
      Pages 71-94

  3. Uganda

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Changing Trends in Urban Agriculture in Kampala

      • Sonii David, Diana Lee-Smith, Julius Kyaligonza, Wasike Mangeni, Sarah Kimeze, Lucy Aliguma et al.
      Pages 97-122

    3. Can Schools be Agents of Urban Agriculture Extension and Seed Production?

      • Fred Baseke, Richard Miiro, Margaret Azuba, Maria Kaweesa, Moses Kalyebara, Peter King’ori
      Pages 123-138

    4. Identifying Market Opportunities for Urban and Peri-Urban Farmers in Kampala

      • Robinah Nyapendi, Rupert Best, Shaun Ferris, John Jagwe
      Pages 139-165

    5. Health Impact Assessment of Urban Agriculture in Kampala

      • George W. Nasinyama, Donald C. Cole, Diana Lee-Smith
      Pages 167-190

  4. Kenya

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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    2. Recycling Nutrients from Organic Wastes in Kenya’s Capital City

      • Mary Njenga, Dannie Romney, Nancy Karanja, Kuria Gathuru, Stephen Kimani, Sammy Carsan et al.
      Pages 193-212

    3. Crop–Livestock–Waste Interactions in Nakuru’s Urban Agriculture

      • Nancy Karanja, Mary Njenga, Kuria Gathuru, Anthony Karanja, Patrick Muendo Munyao
      Pages 213-228

    4. Benefits and Selected Health Risks of Urban Dairy Production in Nakuru, Kenya

      • Erastus K. Kang’ethe, Alice Njehu, Nancy Karanja, Mary Njenga, Kuria Gathuru, Anthony Karanja
      Pages 229-247

    5. Urban Agroforestry Products in Kisumu, Kenya: A Rapid Market Assessment

      • Sammy Carsan, Dennis Osino, Paul Opanga, Anthony J. Simons
      Pages 249-263

  5. Urban Agriculture and Institutional Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265
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    2. IDRC and Its Partners in Sub-Saharan Africa 2000–2008

      • Luc J.A. Mougeot, Francois Gasengayire, Diana Lee-Smith, Gordon Prain, Henk de Zeeuw
      Pages 267-285

    3. The Contribution of Research–Development Partnerships to Building Urban Agriculture Policy

      • Diana Lee-Smith, Gordon Prain
      Pages 287-308
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About this book

Over the past two decades, how has urban agriculture changed in sub-Saharan Africa? Is city farming now better integrated into environmental management and city governance? And, looking ahead, how might urban agriculture address the needs of the low-income households and modernizing cities of Africa? In this book, leading specialists in the fields of urban agriculture and urban environment present a unique collection of case studies that examines the growing role of local food production in urban livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. Amongst many issues, the authors probe the changing role of urban agriculture, the risks and benefits of crop–livestock systems, and the opportunities for making locally produced food more easily available and more profitable. Concluding chapters reflect on the policy and governance implications of greater integration of urban natural resources and the built environment, an expanded role for urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa and the crucial role of women in urban food systems. African Urban Harvest will be of interest to decision-makers, development professionals, researchers, academics, and students and educators in urban planning, development studies, African studies, and environmental studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • CIP, Urban Harvest, La Molina, Lima, Peru

    Gordon Prain

  • Mazingira Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

    Diana Lee-Smith

  • Urban Harvest, CIP, Nairobi, Kenya

    Nancy Karanja

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: African Urban Harvest

  • Book Subtitle: Agriculture in the Cities of Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda

  • Editors: Gordon Prain, Diana Lee-Smith, Nancy Karanja

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6250-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: International Potato Center (CIP) 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6249-2

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6250-8

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 300

  • Topics: Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Economic Policy

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