Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa : Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes.
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| Language: | English |
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Milton :
Taylor & Francis Group,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Overview of Southern African agriculture
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The strategic role of agriculture in the economic space of the Southern Africa region
- Part II Major drivers and constraints impacting agricultural transformation
- 3 Twice as many people in 2050: the need for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
- 4 Climate change and the threat to food production in Southern Africa
- 5 Land rich but water poor: the prospects for agricultural intensification in Southern Africa
- 6 The big giveaway: farmers and biological constraints
- 7 The impact of global and regional markets on agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
- Part III Current technologies
- 8 Soil fertility maintenance and nutrient management for agricultural transformation
- 9 The role of seed systems development in African agricultural transformation
- 10 Scaling climate-smart agriculture for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
- 11 Crop improvement for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
- 12 Integrated pest management in Southern Africa: approaches and enabling policy issues
- 13 Options for improving stored product protection in Southern Africa
- 14 Technology as a transformative tool in livestock production
- 15 Technologies for agricultural transformation: animal health
- Part IV Emerging technologies
- 16 Harnessing ecosystem services in transforming agriculture in Southern Africa
- 17 The role of mechanization in transformation of smallholder agriculture in Southern Africa: experience from Zimbabwe
- 18 Advanced genetic technologies for improving plant production
- 19 Unleashing the power of vegetables and fruits in Southern Africa.
- 20 Going digital: harnessing the power of emerging technologies for the transformation of Southern African agriculture
- 21 Reducing the impact of mycotoxigenic fungi on food safety and security in Southern Africa
- 22 Small-scale renewable energy as a catalyst for advancing agriculture and food security in Southern Africa
- 23 Trees on farms and farmers in the forest: good practices and a need for policy
- Part V Improving policies and processes
- 24 Land reform and land tenure for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
- 25 Engendering agricultural transformation
- 26 Building human capacity to transform agriculture in Southern Africa
- 27 Urban markets and agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
- 28 Importance of small rural markets in the transformation of Southern African agriculture
- 29 Agricultural growth corridors in sub-Saharan Africa - new hope for agricultural transformation and rural development? The case of the Southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania
- 30 Policy options for cropping systems diversification in Southern Africa
- 31 Entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
- 32 Changing farm structure in Africa: implications on agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
- 33 Food security in Africa: a complex issue requiring new approaches to scientific evidence and quantitative analysis
- Part VI Conclusions
- 34 The way forward: the editors
- Index.