Perception on untreated wastewater irrigation for vegetable production in Ghana

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-150

  Owusu, Victor ^a   Bakang, John Eudes Andivi ^a   Abaidoo, Robert Clement ^a   Kinane, Modeste Lawakilea ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Farmer's perception; Ghana; Vegetable production; Wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; PERIURBAN AREA; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER;

ASHANTI; GHANA; KUMASI;

EID: 82555174357     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-011-9312-x     Document Type: Article

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