Sustainable Intensification : Increasing Productivity in African Food and Agricultural Systems
| Sustainable Intensification : Increasing Productivity in African Food and Agricultural Systems |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, Feb. 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.16096 |
| Collana | International Journal Agricultural Sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable agriculture - Africa
Agricultural systems - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-136-52928-4
1-136-52927-6 1-84977-684-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability: Sustainable intensification: increasing productivity in African food and agricultural systems; Copyright; Contents; EDITORIAL: Sustainable intensification in Africa; Sustainable intensification in African agriculture; Quncho: the first popular tef variety in Ethiopia; The Ghana Grains Partnership; Orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes for food, health and wealth in Uganda; Soyabeans and sustainable agriculture in southern Africa; Growing sustainable tea on Kenyan smallholder farms
The system of rice intensification as a sustainable agricultural innovation: introducing, adapting and scaling up a system of rice intensification practices in the Timbuktu region of MaliRevival of cassava production in Nakasongola District, Uganda; Addressing the challenges of agricultural service provision: the case of Oxfam's Strategic Cotton Programme in Mali; Promoting smallholder seed enterprises: quality seed production of rice, maize, sorghum and millet in northern Cameroon; Research, development and scaling-up the adoption of fodder shrub innovations in East Africa Trees, agroforestry and multifunctional agriculture in CameroonUsing soil and water conservation techniques to rehabilitate degraded lands in northwestern Burkina Faso; Agricultural success from Africa: the case of fertilizer tree systems in southern Africa (Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe); Harnessing sustainability, resilience and productivity through conservation agriculture: the case of likoti in Lesotho; Conservation agriculture (CA) in Tanzania: the case of the Mwangaza B CA farmer field school (FFS), Rhotia Village, Karatu District, Arusha An African success: the case of conservation agriculture in ZimbabwePush-pull technology: a conservation agriculture approach for integrated management of insect pests, weeds and soil health in Africa; Sustainable crop production intensification in the Senegal and Niger River basins of francophone West Africa; On-farm biological control of the pearl millet head miner: realization of 35 years of unsteady progress in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger; African indigenous vegetable enterprises and market access for small-scale farmers in East Africa; Meru dairy goat and animal healthcare project Collective livestock research for sustainable disease management in Mali and Burkina FasoThe Rakai chicken model: an approach that has improved fortunes for Ugandan farmers; The Malawi agricultural input subsidy programme: 2005/06 to 2008/09; Focal area approach: a participatory community planning approach to agricultural extension and market development in Kenya; Sharing ideas between cultures with videos; CARBAP and innovation on the plantain banana in West and Central Africa; The rise of peri-urban aquaculture in Nigeria From researcher to farmer: partnerships in integrated aquaculture - agriculture systems in Malawi and Cameroon |
| Altri titoli varianti | Increasing productivity in African food and agricultural systems |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779102403321 |
| New York, : Routledge, Feb. 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainable Intensification : Increasing Productivity in African Food and Agricultural Systems
| Sustainable Intensification : Increasing Productivity in African Food and Agricultural Systems |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, Feb. 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.16096 |
| Collana | International Journal Agricultural Sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable agriculture - Africa
Agricultural systems - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-136-52928-4
1-136-52927-6 1-84977-684-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability: Sustainable intensification: increasing productivity in African food and agricultural systems; Copyright; Contents; EDITORIAL: Sustainable intensification in Africa; Sustainable intensification in African agriculture; Quncho: the first popular tef variety in Ethiopia; The Ghana Grains Partnership; Orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes for food, health and wealth in Uganda; Soyabeans and sustainable agriculture in southern Africa; Growing sustainable tea on Kenyan smallholder farms
The system of rice intensification as a sustainable agricultural innovation: introducing, adapting and scaling up a system of rice intensification practices in the Timbuktu region of MaliRevival of cassava production in Nakasongola District, Uganda; Addressing the challenges of agricultural service provision: the case of Oxfam's Strategic Cotton Programme in Mali; Promoting smallholder seed enterprises: quality seed production of rice, maize, sorghum and millet in northern Cameroon; Research, development and scaling-up the adoption of fodder shrub innovations in East Africa Trees, agroforestry and multifunctional agriculture in CameroonUsing soil and water conservation techniques to rehabilitate degraded lands in northwestern Burkina Faso; Agricultural success from Africa: the case of fertilizer tree systems in southern Africa (Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe); Harnessing sustainability, resilience and productivity through conservation agriculture: the case of likoti in Lesotho; Conservation agriculture (CA) in Tanzania: the case of the Mwangaza B CA farmer field school (FFS), Rhotia Village, Karatu District, Arusha An African success: the case of conservation agriculture in ZimbabwePush-pull technology: a conservation agriculture approach for integrated management of insect pests, weeds and soil health in Africa; Sustainable crop production intensification in the Senegal and Niger River basins of francophone West Africa; On-farm biological control of the pearl millet head miner: realization of 35 years of unsteady progress in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger; African indigenous vegetable enterprises and market access for small-scale farmers in East Africa; Meru dairy goat and animal healthcare project Collective livestock research for sustainable disease management in Mali and Burkina FasoThe Rakai chicken model: an approach that has improved fortunes for Ugandan farmers; The Malawi agricultural input subsidy programme: 2005/06 to 2008/09; Focal area approach: a participatory community planning approach to agricultural extension and market development in Kenya; Sharing ideas between cultures with videos; CARBAP and innovation on the plantain banana in West and Central Africa; The rise of peri-urban aquaculture in Nigeria From researcher to farmer: partnerships in integrated aquaculture - agriculture systems in Malawi and Cameroon |
| Altri titoli varianti | Increasing productivity in African food and agricultural systems |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910800092403321 |
| New York, : Routledge, Feb. 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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