Agriculture Reference
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Figure 3.6 Different ways of transporting food from the field to urban market
(Figure 3.7). On average, the majority of farmers have two backpack sprayers
to fumigate the crops. The irrigation system is primarily comprised of bed and
furrow irrigation and very few farmers utilize sprinkle irrigation. The urban
production of vegetables is characterized by an intensive use of labour, mainly
carried out by family members.
It
is common to find whole families
