Rural-Urban Linkages publications

Fernando, Sudarshana; Drechsel, Pay; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Semasinghe, Christina. 2014. Solid waste and septage co-composting as a pathway to cost and resource recovery in Sri Lanka. In Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). From toilet to source - Accelerating uptake of sustainable and integrated wastewater management solutions: proceedings of the 1st Specialist Conference on Municipal Water Management and Sanitation in Developing Countries, Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 December 2014. London, UK: IWA Publishing; Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology. pp.246-252.

Asem-Hiablie, S.; Yeboah-Agyepong, M.; Amoah, Philip; Church, C. D.; Shappell, N.; Schoenfuss, H. L.; Aikins, S.; Agbo, N. W.; Drechsel, Pay. 2014. Challenges to wastewater aquaculture: a case study of traditional and emerging contaminant concentrations in African catfish [Abstract only] Paper presented at the ASA [The American Society of Agronomy]-CSSA [Crop Science Society of America]-SSSA [Soil Science Society of America ] International Annual Meetings, Long Beach, Los Angeles, USA, 2-5 November 2014. 1p.

Olajide-Taiwo, L. O.; Bamimore, K.; Olajide-Taiwo, F. B.; Cofie, Olufunke; Babajide, K. S. 2014. Prospects, challenges and institutional linkages of vegetable value chain in Ibadan city of Nigeria. In Nono-Womdim, R.; Mendez, D. Gutierrez; Sy Gaye, A. (Eds.). International Symposium on Urban and Peri-Urban Horticulture in the Century of Cities: Lessons, Challenges, Opportunities, Dakar, Senegal, 6 December 2010. Vol 1. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). pp.299-305. (ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1021)

Larbi, T. O.; Cofie, Olufunke; Amoah, Philip; Veenhuizen, R. V. 2014. Strengthening urban producer organizations for innovative vegetable production and marketing in West African cities: experiences from Accra, Chana and Ibadan, Nigeria. In Nono-Womdim, R.; Mendez, D. Gutierrez; Sy Gaye, A. (Eds.). International Symposium on Urban and Peri-Urban Horticulture in the Century of Cities: Lessons, Challenges, Opportunities, Dakar, Senegal, 6 December 2010. Vol 1. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). pp.167-180. (ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1021)

Impraim, Robert; Nikiema, Josiane; Cofie, Olufunke; Rao, Krishna. 2014. Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana. Paper presented at the 37th WEDC [Water, Engineering and Development Centre] International Conference on Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services for All in a Fast Changing World, Hanoi, Vietnam, 15-19 September 2014. 6p.

Keraita, Bernard; Amoah, Philip; Drechsel, Pay; Akple, M. 2014. Enhancing adoption of food safety measures in urban vegetable production and marketing systems. In Nono-Womdim, R.; Mendez, D. Gutierrez; Sy Gaye, A. (Eds.). International Symposium on Urban and Peri-Urban Horticulture in the Century of Cities: Lessons, Challenges, Opportunities, Dakar, Senegal, 6 December 2010. Vol 1. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) pp.391-399. (ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1021)

Fernando, Sudarshana; Drechsel, Pay; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Semasinghe, Christina. 2014. An analysis of the sepatge management situation in Sri Lanka. [Abstract only] In University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Department of Forestry and Environmental Science; Sri Lanka. Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy. 19th International Forestry and Environment Symposium on Challenges and Solutions in Forest and Environment Management. Proceedings Part 1: Abstract of Papers, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, 24-25 October 2014. Nugegoda, Sri Lanka: University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Department of Forestry and Environmental Science; Battaramulla, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka. Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy. pp.47-48.

Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon; Wegerich, Kai. 2014. The rising challenge of water resources management at the urban fringes - evidence from Ferghana district of Uzbekistan [Abstract only] In Samarkand State University. 2nd International Conference on Arid Lands Studies on Innovations for Sustainability and Food Security in Arid and Semiarid Lands. Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 10-14 September 2014 . Book of Abstracts. Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Samarkand State University. pp.88.

Aboah, J.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Meuwissen, M. P. M. 2014. Financial feasibility analysis of the fortifer business model in the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana. Paper presented at the 14th EAAE [European Association of Agricultural Economists] International Congress on Agri-Food and Rural Innovations for Healthier Societies, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 26-29 August 2014. 6p.

Uyttendaele, M.; Jaykus, L.-A.; Amoah, Philip; Chiodini, A.; Cunliffe, D.; Jacxsens, L.; Holvoet, K.; Korsten, L.; Lau, M.; McClure, P.; Medema, G.; Sampers, I.; Jasti, P. R. 2015. Microbial hazards in irrigation water: standards, norms, and testing to manage use of water in fresh produce primary production. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 14(4):336-356. doi: 10.1111/1541-4337.12133

Drechsel, P., Qadir, M. and D. Wichelns (eds) 2015. Wastewater: An Economic Asset in an Urbanizing World. Springer. 282 pp.

Qadir, M.; Noble, A. D.; Karajeh, F.; George, B. 2015. Potential business opportunities from saline water and salt-affected land resources. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 29p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 5). doi: 10.5337/2015.206