Book / Monograph

Waste composting for urban and peri-urban agriculture: closing the rural-urban nutrient cycle in Sub-Saharan Africa

author(s) Drechsel, Pay - Kunze, D.
from International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Drechsel, P.; Kunze, D. (Eds.) 2001. Waste composting for urban and peri-urban agriculture: closing the rural-urban nutrient cycle in Sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Rome, Italy: FAO; Wallingford, UK: CABI. xvii, 229p.

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Abstract

Book mainly based on papers presented at a workshop held in Ghana by IBSRAM (now part of the IWMI) and FAO on waste management and environmental protection, ameliorating problems by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in urban and peri-urban areas.

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