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245 0 0 _aConservation agriculture for Africa: building resilient farming systems in a changing climate
_h[electronic resource]
_cEdited by A. H. Kassam, S. Mkomwa, T. Friedrich.
250 _a1
260 _aWallingford UK
_bCABI
_c2017
264 1 _aWallingford UK
_bCABI
_c2017
300 _a289pp.;
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aCABI Books
520 _aTillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally. This is especially so in Africa where traditional and modern tillage-based agricultural practices have become unsustainable due to severe disturbance and exploitation of natural resources, with negative impacts on the environment and rural livelihoods. In addition, agriculture in Africa today faces major challenges including increased costs of production and energy, the effects of climate change, and the lack of an effective paradigm for sustainable intensification, especially for small- and medium-size holdings. Africa is facing a serious challenge to food security and as a continent has not advanced towards eradicating hunger. In addition, the population is still growing much faster than on most other continents. This pressure has led to the emergence of no-till conservation agriculture as a serious alternative sustainable agriculture paradigm. In Africa, in recent years, conservation agriculture techniques and methods have spread to many countries, as greater development, education and research effort are directed towards its extension and uptake.This book is aimed at agricultural researchers and scientists, educationalists, and agricultural service providers, institutional leaders and policy makers working in the fields of sustainable agriculture and international development, and also at agroecologists, conservation scientists, and those working on ecosystem services. This book:· Focuses on research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems based on conservation agriculture principles and practices.· Summarises the status of conservation agriculture in Africa today and prospects for its future development in Africa as a basis for sustainable agriculture intensification.· Describes case studies showing the performance of conservation agriculture in Africa.
653 0 0 _aagricultural development
653 0 0 _aagroforestry
653 0 0 _aAfrica
653 0 0 _aminimum tillage
653 0 0 _aminimum tillage systems
653 0 0 _acropping systems
653 0 0 _aagriforestry
653 0 0 _aefficiency
653 0 0 _asustainability
653 0 0 _aresource utilization
653 0 0 _aproductivity
653 0 0 _aresource exploitation
653 0 0 _amechanization
653 0 0 _aalternative farming
653 0 0 _aclimatic change
653 0 0 _aagro-forestry
653 0 0 _ainnovation adoption
653 0 0 _afarming systems
653 0 0 _aagricultural policy
653 0 0 _aagricultural systems
653 0 0 _acrops
653 0 0 _asmallholders
653 0 0 _aadoption of innovations
653 0 0 _atechnology transfer
653 0 0 _acover crops
653 0 0 _aclimate change
700 1 _aKassam, A. H.
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700 1 _aMkomwa, S.
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700 1 _aFriedrich, T.
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aCABI Books
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