Climate Change and Multi-Dimensional Sustainability in African Agriculture [electronic resource] : Climate Change and Sustainability in Agriculture /
Lal, Rattan.editor.
Kraybill, David.editor.
Hansen, David O.editor.
Singh, Bal Ram.editor.
Mosogoya, Theodosy.editor.
Eik, Lars Olav.editor.
This 35-chapter book is based on several oral and poster presentations including both invited and contributory chapters. The book is thematically based on four pillars of sustainability, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Environment, Economic, Social and Institutional. The environmental sustainability, which determines economic and social/institutional sustainability, refers to the rate of use of natural resources (soil, water, landscape, vegetation) which can be continued indefinitely without degrading their quality, productivity and ecosystem services for different ecoregions of SSA. This book will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the U.N. in SSA. Therefore, the book is of interest to agriculturalists, economists, social scientists, policy makers, extension agents, and development/bilateral organizations. Basic principles explained in the book can be pertinent to all development organizations.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- Section I. Multi-Dimensional Sustainability -- Environmental Sustainability -- 2. Economic Sustainability -- 3. Institutional Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change: Empirical Insights from Irrigation Institutions in Iringa Rural District, Tanzania -- 4. Climate Change and Social Sustainability: A Case for Polycentric Sustainabilities -- Section II. Sustainable Management of Natural Resources -- 5. Land degradation neutrality: Will Africa achieve it? Institutional solutions to land degradation and restoration in Africa -- 6. Extent of salt affected soils and their effects in irrigated and lowland rain-fed rice growing areas of South Western Tanzania -- 7. Sustainability of intensification in smallholder maize production in Tanzania -- 8. Potentials for Rehabilitating Degraded Land in Tanzania -- 9. Economic aspects of genetic resources in addressing agricultural productivity in the context of climate change -- 10. Soil and nutrient losses and the role of gender in land degradation in Southwestern Uganda -- 11. The social dimension of water management in an era of increasing water scarcity -- Section III. Integrated Management of Natural Resources and Value Chains -- 12. Managing Landscapes for Environmental Sustainability -- 13. Economic Impact of Drip Irrigation regimes on Sorghum production in Semi Arid Areas of Tanzania -- 14. Social Aspects of Water Governance in the Context of Climate Change and Agriculture -- 15. Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris Savi, L.) Production in Tanzania -- 16. Institutional water resources management and livelihood adaptation A case from Kilombero rural areas, Tanzania -- 17. Institutional aspects of genetic resources in respect of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 18. Crop adaptation to climate change in SSA: the role of genetic resources and seed systems -- 19. Updating legacy soil maps for climate resilient agriculture: A case of Kilombero Valley, Tanzania -- 20. Measuring Agricultural Sustainability in Agroforestry Systems -- 21. Experiences with adopting the Catchment Approach in Sustainable Land Management: The case of Kagera TAMP Tanzania -- 22. Sustainable intensification in mixed crop-livestock agro-ecosystems in the face of climate change: The case for landscapes in Tanzania -- 23. Smart strategies for enhanced agricultural resilience and food security under a changing climate in sub-Saharan Africa -- Section IV. Outreach and Extension -- 24. Globalizing Environmental Sustainability:”2015International Year of Soil” Transitioning to “2015-2024 International Decade of Soil” -- 25. From Ujamaa to Big Results Now: Sustainable Transformation of Tanzanian Agriculture in the frame of climate change -- Section V. Private Sector Solutions -- 26. Effect of improved plant nutrition on maize (Zea mays) and rice (Oriza sativa) grain chemical nutrient content under smallholder farming systems in Tanzania -- 27. Public-private partnership for sustainable production and marketing of goat milk in light of climate change -- 28. Private Sector Actions to Enable Climate-Smart Agriculture in Small-Scale Farming in Tanzania -- 29. The role of selected Agroforestry trees in Temperature Adaptation on Coffea arabica: A case study of Moshi District, Tanzania -- Section VI. Agricultural Risk, Insurance and Policy -- 30. Addressing Climate Change through Risk Mitigation: Welfare Implications of Index Insurance in Northeastern Tanzania -- 31. Assessing the Economic Value of El Niño-based seasonal climate forecasts for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe -- Section VII. Agricultural Research for Sustainability -- 32. Kinds of Research: relationship with agricultural research for sustainability -- 33. Biological Inoculants for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in the Sub-Saharan Africa Smallholder Farming Systems -- 34. The Economics of Conservation Agriculture in Africa: Implications of Climate Change -- 35. Research and Development Priorities -- Appendix -- Rapporteur Summaries -- List of Participants -- Program -- Index.
This 35-chapter book is based on several oral and poster presentations including both invited and contributory chapters. The book is thematically based on four pillars of sustainability, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Environment, Economic, Social and Institutional. The environmental sustainability, which determines economic and social/institutional sustainability, refers to the rate of use of natural resources (soil, water, landscape, vegetation) which can be continued indefinitely without degrading their quality, productivity and ecosystem services for different ecoregions of SSA. This book will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the U.N. in SSA. Therefore, the book is of interest to agriculturalists, economists, social scientists, policy makers, extension agents, and development/bilateral organizations. Basic principles explained in the book can be pertinent to all development organizations.
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