TY  - BOOK
AU  - Obosu-Mensah, Kwaku 
TI  - Food production in urban areas: : a study of urban agriculture in Accra, Ghana 
SN  - 9780754610298
U1  - 338.109667 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Aldershot
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - PL
N1  - Contents
1.Introduction and overview of the book --
2.Review of the literature--
3.Research methodology-- 
4.The emergence of contemporary urban agriculture--
5.Official attitudes toward urban agriculture--
6.Characteristics of urban farmers--
7.Influence of social inequality on urban agriculture--
8. Effects of social networks on urban agriculture--
9.General problems of urban farmers and ways of coping--
10. Conclusion and policy recommendations; Bibliography; Index
N2  - Urban agriculture is an important practice in developing contries, and it is seen as one of the means of alleviating poverty. In addition to exploring the economic importance of urban agriculture, this book looks in detail at the sociological issues involved such as social inequality and gender
ER  -