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Farmers' perceptions of benefits and risks from wastewater irrigation in Accra, Ghana [1]

As safe water sources become scarcer and more polluted, the use of wastewater in urban agriculture may produce many benefits but may also lead to crop and soil contamination and endanger farmers and consumers. To effectively manage wastewater use in agriculture, it is important to understand how stakeholders feel impacted by the practice.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo [2]
Urban Agriculture Magazine [3]
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Water Pollution [4], Urban Agriculture [5], Water Quality [6], Health Effects [7], Wastewater Recycling [8], Dams/ Irrigation [9], Irrigation [10], Malaria [11], Farmers [12], Ghana [13]
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