An extensive narrative review approach is adopted to present existing information on the
consumptive and non-consumptive uses and their related issues, such as floods and …

The safety of humans is of paramount importance in the vegetable production chain.
Evidence of microbial and parasitic contamination of these products poses a great threat to …

Green leafy vegetables (such as cocoyam (Colocasia spp) leaves, spinach (Spinach spp),
amaranths (Amaranthus spp), roselle leaves (Hibiscus spp), and lettuce (Lactuca spp)) form …

Urbanisation in Ghana could be negatively impacting the state of food security, especially in
economically vulnerable groups. Food supply, safety, and quality are all aspects of food …

Global occurrences of foodborne disease outbreaks have been documented, involving fresh
agricultural produce contaminated by various pathogens. This contamination can occur at …

Urban agriculture is crucial to local populations, but the risk of it contaminating water has
rarely been documented. The aim of this study was to assess pesticide contamination of …

Urban sprawl and population increase are fundamentally transforming periurban areas in
the Global South. These areas often suffer from inadequate environmental planning …

Climate change presents a significant threat to humanity. It affects agriculture, food supply,
and economic development. Urban agriculture (UA) is an alternate climate-smart approach …

The health impacts of FBD can be measured in different ways, including annual cases of
sickness and death. There is also a standard metric for measuring disease burden: the …

Consumers' concerns over misuse of agrochemicals and untreated wastewater for irrigation
in vegetable production are increasing demand for safer vegetables in urban cities …