Published in 1999, this work sets out to assess the potential of urban and peri-urban agriculture for generating income and for improving food supply for the growing urban population in Africa.

Part I. Field Studies From Eastern And Southern Africa. 1. Urban Agriculture in Harare: Socio-Economic Dimensions of a Survival Strategy 2. Vegetable Production in the Maseru Urban Area: The Past, the Present and the Future. 3. Commercial Horticulture by Kenyan Smallholders 4. The STOAS Mutual Fitting Approach - Developing Horticultural Gardens in Cities: The Dar-es-Salaam Project 5.Urban Agriculture, Production and Marketing: The Tanzania Experiance 6. Trade in African Rural Development: The Case of Zimbabwe Part II: The Jos (Nigeria) Peri-Urban Studies 7. Economic Characteristics of Dry Season Gardening: The Jos-Bukuru Example 8. Woman's Participation in Small-Scale Irrigation Farming in Jos-Bukuru Area, Nigeria 9. The Use of Satellite Imagery for Assessing Land Use and Water Potential in the Jos-Bukuru Area 19. Small-Scale Gardening in the Jos Region, Nigeria: Partial Findings 11. On-Farm Demonstration, Training and Advice: Gardening Improvement Activities in Korot, Nigeria Part III: Access to Resouces And Inputs: Capital, Technology and Infrastructure 12. Accelerating Technology Transfer by Means of ATTA (Advanced Technologies in Traditional Agriculture) 13. Katheka Revisited: Urban Agriculture, Participation and the Challenge of Intensified Resource Utilization 14. Credit for Small-Scale Producers: African Options Part IV: Theoretical Issues, Approaches to Development and Policy Considerations 15. Drought Mitigation Policies: Waste Water Use, Energy and Food Provision in Urban and Peri-Urban Africa 16. Conceptual Evaluation of Urban and Peri-Urban Production of Fruits and Vegetables in Developing Countries 17. Urban Agriculture in Southern and Eastern Africa: Policy Questions and Challenges 18. The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Agricultural Development 19. Three Israeli Approaches to Development Projects in Africa (Abstracts) 20. Summary of the Open Discussions during the Netanya Workshop (June 23-27, 1996) and Concluding Remarks