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Author : A. Ker
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 0889367930
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (893 download)
Download or read book Farming Systems of the African Savanna written by A. Ker and published by IDRC. This book was released on 1995 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farming Systems of the African Savanna: A continent in crisis
Author : John Dixon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317332261
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa written by John Dixon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge of Africa’s complex farming systems, set in their socio-economic and environmental context, is an essential ingredient to developing effective strategies for improving food and nutrition security. This book systematically and comprehensively describes the characteristics, trends, drivers of change and strategic priorities for each of Africa’s fifteen farming systems and their main subsystems. It shows how a farming systems perspective can be used to identify pathways to household food security and poverty reduction, and how strategic interventions may need to differ from one farming system to another. In the analysis, emphasis is placed on understanding farming systems drivers of change, trends and strategic priorities for science and policy. Illustrated with full-colour maps and photographs throughout, the volume provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of Africa’s farming systems and pathways for the future to improve food and nutrition security. The book is an essential follow-up to the seminal work Farming Systems and Poverty by Dixon and colleagues for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Bank, published in 2001.
Author : John A. Dixon
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251046272
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (462 download)
Download or read book Farming Systems and Poverty written by John A. Dixon and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
Author : S. M. Lawani
Publisher : Hall Reference Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Farming Systems in Africa written by S. M. Lawani and published by Hall Reference Books. This book was released on 1979 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sebastian, Kate
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 0896298469
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (962 download)
Download or read book Atlas of African agriculture research and development written by Sebastian, Kate and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that highlights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interdependencies among farming, natural resource stocks and flows, rural infrastructure, and the well-being of the poor.
Author : Ram D Singh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429713452
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Economics Of The Family And Farming Systems In Sub-saharan Africa written by Ram D Singh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an integrated analysis of the dynamics of the economics of households and farm production in the setting of a polygynous family structure and traditional agriculture in sub-Saharan rural Africa. It focuses on some basic facts about poverty among the farm people of rural Africa.
Author : William Allan
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 9783825830878
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Download or read book The African Husbandman written by William Allan and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African Husbandman helped a generation of scholars and officials to appreciate that Africans' agricultural practices were both more complex and more malleable than was often thought. Allan's work also pioneered research methods that wedded ethnographic and ecological fieldwork in ways that demonstrated the inextricable links between social arrangements, environmental conditions, and land use patterns. If certain facets of Allan's analysis have now come under scrutiny, his general tenet that to improve agricultural prospects in Africa one first has to understand it from the cultivators' point of view has only been strengthened with time. As long as there are individuals struggling to make sense of African agricultural productivity, The African Husbandman will remain a classic.
Author : African Association of Farming Systems Research-Extension and Training. International Symposium
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Towards Sustainable Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa written by African Association of Farming Systems Research-Extension and Training. International Symposium and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Diao, Xinshen, ed.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 0896293807
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (962 download)
Download or read book An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia? written by Diao, Xinshen, ed. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research.
Author : J. M. Powell
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN 13 : 9290532947
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Livestock and Sustainable Nutrient Cycling in Mixed Farming Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa: Technical papers written by J. M. Powell and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technical papers. Setting the scene. Interactions between animals and plants. Interactions between animals and soils. Interactions between plants and soils. Nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems. Modelling nutrient cycles in plant/animal/soil systems.
Author : Joyce Lewinger Moock
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000001954
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Understanding Africa's Rural Households And Farming Systems written by Joyce Lewinger Moock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the difficult problems of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa are examined by the farming systems approach, which aims to improve food production under adverse conditions through agronomic and social science research conducted on the farm. Particular attention is paid to household decision-making processes that affect the way households
Author : Bernard Vanlauwe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136292276
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)
Download or read book Agro-Ecological Intensification of Agricultural Systems in the African Highlands written by Bernard Vanlauwe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an urgent need to increase agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa in a sustainable and economically-viable manner. Transforming risk-averse smallholders into business-oriented producers that invest in producing surplus food for sale provides a formidable challenge, both from a technological and socio-political perspective. This book addresses the issue of agricultural intensification in the humid highland areas of Africa – regions with relatively good agricultural potential, but where the scarce land resources are increasingly under pressure from the growing population and from climate change. In addition to introductory and synthesis chapters, the book focuses on four themes: system components required for agricultural intensification; the integration of components at the system level; drivers for adoption of technologies towards intensification; and the dissemination of complex knowledge. It provides case studies of improved crop and soil management for staple crops such as cassava and bananas, as well as examples of how the livelihoods of rural people can be improved. The book provides a valuable resource for researchers, development actors, students and policy makers in agricultural systems and economics and in international development. It highlights and addresses key challenges and opportunities that exist for sustainable agricultural intensification in the humid highlands of sub-Saharan Africa.
Author : Ika Darnhofer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400745036
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic written by Ika Darnhofer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-30 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farming Systems Research has three core characteristics: it builds on systems thinking, it depends on the close collaboration between social and biophysical sciences, and it relies on participation to build co-learning processes. Farming Systems Research posits that to contribute towards sustainable rural development, both interdisciplinary collaborations and local actor engagement are needed. Together, they allow for changes in understanding and changes in practices. This book gives an overview of the insights generated in 20 years of Farming Systems Research. It retraces the emergence and development of Farming Systems Research in Europe, summarises the state-of-the-art for key areas, and provides an outlook on new explorations, especially those tackling the dynamic nature of farming systems and their interaction with the natural environment and the context of action.
Author : Martin Upton
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521338059
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (38 download)
Download or read book African Farm Management written by Martin Upton and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1987-10-08 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rebecca Huss-Ashmore
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9782881243332
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (433 download)
Download or read book African Food Systems in Crisis: Contending with change written by Rebecca Huss-Ashmore and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1989 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Saidi Mkomwa
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1789245745
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)
Download or read book Conservation Agriculture in Africa written by Saidi Mkomwa and published by CABI. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions. This is especially so in Africa where traditional agricultural practices have become unsustainable due to severe exploitation of natural resources with negative impacts on the environment and food system. In addition, agricultural land use in Africa today faces major challenges including increased costs, climate change and a need to transform to more sustainable production intensification systems. Conservation Agriculture has emerged as a major alternative sustainable climate smart agriculture approach in Africa and has spread to many African countries in the past decade as more development and research, including in sustainable mechanization, has enabled its extension and uptake. It is key to transforming Africa's agriculture and food system given its ability to restore soil health, biodiversity and productivity of millions of smallholder farms as well as larger-scale farms. This book is aimed at all agricultural stakeholders in the public, private and civil sectors in Africa engaged in supporting the transformation of conventional tillage agriculture to Conservation Agriculture. The book will be of interest to: researchers, academics, students, development stakeholders, public and private sector investors and policy makers as well as institutional libraries across the world.
Author : Maja Slingerland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Mixed Farming written by Maja Slingerland and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conclusion.
