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Sustainable intensification : increasing productivity in African food and agricultural systems / / edited by Jules N. Pretty, Stella Williams and Camilla Toulmin
| Sustainable intensification : increasing productivity in African food and agricultural systems / / edited by Jules N. Pretty, Stella Williams and Camilla Toulmin |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.16096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable agriculture - Africa
Agricultural systems - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453027603321 |
| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2012] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| 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-9910779102403321 |
| New York, : Routledge, Feb. 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| 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 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Towards Sustainable Food Production in Africa : Best Management Practices and Technologies / / edited by Morris Fanadzo, Nothando Dunjana, Hupenyu Allan Mupambwa, Ernest Dube
| Towards Sustainable Food Production in Africa : Best Management Practices and Technologies / / edited by Morris Fanadzo, Nothando Dunjana, Hupenyu Allan Mupambwa, Ernest Dube |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.16096 |
| Collana | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Biotechnology Agronomy |
| ISBN | 981-9924-27-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART 1. TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 1. Animal manure and soil fertility management on smallholdings in South Africa -- Chapter 2. Integrated soil fertility management for soil fertility restoration in sub–Saharan Africa -- Chapter 3. Integrated Soil Fertility Management: A Basis for Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Based Cropping Systems of Southern Africa -- Chapter 4. Insights of microbial inoculants in complementing organic soil fertility management in African smallholder farming systems -- Chapter 5. Potential of Agroforestry Technologies and Mineral Fertilisers in Improving Soil Fertility and Crop Production in Semi-arid Areas of Africa -- Chapter 6. Integrated Soil Acidity Management for Sustainable Crop Production in South African Smallholder Farming Systems -- PART 2: WATER MANAGEMENT IN SMALLHOLDER FARMING SYSTEMS -- Chapter 7. Improving productivity of smallholder irrigation in Africa through adoption of best management practices andtechnologies -- Chapter 8. Being small does not make it easy: the management conundrum on smallholder canal schemes -- Chapter 9. Sustainable winery wastewater management for improving soil quality, environmental health and crop yields -- Chapter 10. Water harvesting technologies for sustainable crop production in African smallholder farming systems._ PART 3: CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES -- Chapter 11. Advances in Sorghum Production in Smallholder Farming Systems of Africa -- Chapter 12. Knowledge and Innovation Approaches to Out-Scale Sorghum Adoption in Africa -- Chapter 13. Integration of cover crops into maize-based smallholder farmer systems of Southern Africa -- Part 4: CLIMATE SMART LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS -- Chapter 14. Utilising Encroacher Bush in Animal Feeding -- Chapter 15. Opportunities for delivering sectoral climate-smart livestock interventions in southern Africa -- Chapter 16. The Benefits of WinterCover Crops in Mixed Crop-Livestock Conservation Agriculture Systems of the Swartland Region, South Africa._ PART 5: URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA -- Chapter 17. Urban Food Production Technologies, Innovations and Management Practices in Africa -- Chapter 18. Hydroponics in urban agriculture. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910734882103321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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