Foods of the Future: Challenges, Opportunities, Trends, and Expectations

S Çakmakçı, B Polatoğlu, R Çakmakçı - Foods, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Creating propositions for the near and distant future requires a design to catch the tide of the
times and move with or against trends. In addition, appropriate, adaptable, flexible, and …

The effects of urbanisation pressures on smallholder staple food crop production at the fringes of African cities: Empirical evidence from Ghana

IA Abdulai - Cogent Social Sciences, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Urban fringe food production plays a critical role in bridging the urban demand-supply gap
by reducing the distance between the markets and farms, making food affordable in cities …

Toward sustainable urbanization: Understanding the dynamics of urban sprawl and food (in) security of indigenous households in peri-urban Wa, Ghana

IA Abdulai, ED Kuusaana, A Ahmed - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study responds to the limited literature on the effects of urban sprawl on food security in
Ghanaian cities. As the study sought to understand the characteristics, drivers, and …

Exploring the factors influencing urban farmers' perception and attitude toward the use of excreta-based organic fertilizers in Arba Minch City, Ethiopia

AK Ejigu, K Yeshitela - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This study assesses the factors influencing urban farmers' intentions to adopt excreta-based
organic fertilizers in Arba Minch City, Ethiopia, to address the pressing global resource use …

Farmers' choice for indigenous practices and implications for climate-smart agriculture in northern Ghana

DJMB File, G Nhamo - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract Smallholder agriculture in Northwestern Ghana continues to suffer the increasing
threats of climate change and variability. The extant literature has argued that climate-smart …

Urbanization effects on urban vegetable farmers adaptation: Evidence from Ghana

M Tuffour, G Owusu, DB Sarpong - Urban Agriculture & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study argues that urban change and urban agriculture are linked and this relationship
affects urban farmers. This causes urban farmers to adapt to the urban change and, in this …

Emergent neo-customary land tenure and non-indigene smallholders' access to farmlands in peri-urban Ghana

IA Abdulai - Discover Sustainability, 2024 - Springer
Land dispossession within the emerging neo-customary land tenure system is not a novel
phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the landholding systems across SSA …

How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban Ghana

I Abu Abdulai, IK Osumanu - International Journal of Urban …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Provisioning ecosystem services are under threat in peripheral areas in African cities due to
urbanisation pressures. Previous studies have focused on land conversion and food crop …

Preparing Urban Agriculture as a Tool for Food Security in a Municipality: A Case Study of the Huay Lan Subdistrict Municipality, Dok Khamtai District, Phayao …

C Phromsin, O Suksawang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research examines the socio-economic and environmental conditions of farmers in a
subdistrict municipality in northern Thailand. The objectives are to explore the potential of …

Urban agriculture practices and households' livelihoods in Ondo State, Nigeria

OM Akinnagbe, OE Ipinmoye - Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2022 - ajol.info
The study examined the effects of urban agriculture on households' livelihoods in Ondo
State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was employed in selecting 150 …