Food Systems Caravan

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Daily Archives: 22/10/2019

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Composting urban organic residues in Accra

Ghana, NGOs & Private Actors, Road DiariesBy Food Systems Caravan 22/10/2019

[Français ci-dessous] Some participants of the food systems caravan conference in Accra went on an excursion to the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant, a public-private partnership started in 2012. The participants were able to see how urban organic residues, mainly from households, are separated at the facility in order to produce compost. Plastic and metal…

Conference in Accra

Conferences, Ghana, Road DiariesBy Food Systems Caravan 22/10/2019

[Français ci-dessous] The third whole day conference organized by the food systems caravan took place in the campus of the University of Ghana, in Accra, and had as a title “Transforming Food Systems in Ghana: The potential of Agroecology in times of climate and biodiversity crisis”. The conference counted with the presence of around 70…