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Record Nr.

UNINA9910760496503321

Autore

Mkomwa Saidi

Titolo

Conservation Agriculture in Africa : Climate Smart Agricultural Development

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : CAB International, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

9781789245752

1789245753

9781789245769

1789245761

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (691 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

KassamAmir

AnnabiMohamed

BahriHaithem

Mloza-Banda

BaschGotlieb

BellRichard

BotAlexandra

BundersonTrent W

BwalyaMartin

Disciplina

338.1096

Soggetti

Sustainable agriculture - Africa

Crops and climate - Africa

Agricultural ecology - Africa

Agricultural conservation - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

; Part 1. -- Making climate smart agriculture real in Africa -- ; Part 2. -- Mainstreaming of conservation agriculture -- ; Part 3. -- Research for conservation agriculture systems development -- ; Part 4. -- Education and training for conservation agriculture -- ; Part 5. -- Investing for agricultural transformation -- ; Part 6. -- The future.

Sommario/riassunto

Conservation Agriculture (the use of no tillage systems) to preserve soil



structure and integrity has become an increasingly important step towards sustainable farming. This book brings together conservation agriculture and climate smart decision making processes for the first time, focusing on Africa.