Globally, the use of untreated, often diluted, or partly treated wastewater in agriculture
covers about 30 million ha, far exceeding the area under the planned use of well-treated …

The use of partially treated and untreated wastewater for irrigation is beneficial in agriculture
but may be associated with human health risks. Reports from different locations globally …

Cities and Agriculture Page 1 Page 2 CITIES AND AGRICULTURE As people increasingly
migrate to urban settings and more than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, it is …

Even when wastewater use projects are technically well-planned, appear financially viable,
and have incorporated appropriate health protection measures, reuse can fail if planners do …

Peri-urban vegetable farming in Ghana is an important livelihood activity for an increasing
number of people. However, increasing quality and public health concerns have been …

We sought to understand the factors that have undermined the effective implementation of
the low quality water reuse provision in Ghana's Irrigation Policy. Two Strategic …

Where conventional wastewater treatment is lacking, and water in streams and rivers used
for crop irrigation is heavily polluted, alternative or additional options for health risk reduction …

The acute waste management problems, coupled with the proliferation of small scale
industries in many developing countries, make low quality water treatment before use …

Faecal contamination across the lettuce value chain was assessed in Maputo, Mozambique.
Escherichia coli was used as an indicator of faecal contamination, with concentrations …

With increasing change of traditional diets, and the emergence of new supply and marketing
chains, urban food consumers in low-income countries are faced with multiple food safety …