African indigenous vegetables in urban agriculture / edited by Charlie M. Shackleton, Margaret W. Pasquini and Axel W. Drescher.

CONTENTS

1.Urban food systems and African indigenous vegetables : defining the spaces and places for African indigenous vegetables in urban and peri-urban agriculture / Bianca Ambrose-Oji --
urban food systems and trends in vegetable production in urban and peri-urban areas
defining urban agriculture and characterizing productive spaces for vegetables along the rural urban continuum
e.tc

2. Urban and peri-urban agriculture in African cities / Andreas de Neergaard, Axel W. Drescher, Christophe Kouamé --
introduction
extent of urban farming
urban crops
location, tenure and farming practices
e.tc

3.Biodiversity of African vegetables / Patrick Maundu, Enoch Achigan-Drako, Yasuyuki Morimoto --
Africa's flora and vegetables
Defining the terms
Diversity of African indigenous vegetables
e.tc

4.Nutritional contributions of important African indigenous vegetables / Ray-Yu Yang, Gudrun B. Keding --
Introduction
Production systems
Home gardens
e.tc

5.Production and harvesting systems for African indigenous vegetables / Mel O. Oluoch ... [et al.] --
introduction
production systems
home gardens
arable field
e.tc

6.The production of African indigenous vegetables in urban and peri-urban agriculture : a comparative analysis of case studies from Benin, Kenya and South Africa / Margaret W. Pasquini ... [et al.] --
introduction
survey methodology
survey locations
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7. Marketing of African indigenous vegetables along urban and peri-urban supply chains in sub-Saharan Africa / Katinka Weinberger, Germain N. Pichop --
introduction
Africa indigenous vegetable supply chains in Sub-saharan Africa
Market size
e.tc

8. Integration of urban agriculture into spatial planning / Wakuru Magigi, Axel W. Drescher --
Introduction
spatial planning approaches
the policy and legal frameworks of different countries with respect to urban agriculture
e.tc

9. African indigenous vegetables in urban agriculture : recurring themes and policy lessons fro the future / Charlie M. Shackleton, Margaret W. Pasquini, Axel W. Drescher.
introduction
considering recurring themes and policy lessons
e.tc

Includes bibliographical references and index.