Sustainable Intensification to Advance Food Security and Enhance Climate Resilience in Africa - Lal, Rattan; Singh, Bal Ram.; Mwaseba, Dismas L.; Kraybill, David; Hansen, David O.; Eik, Lars Olav.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015)
Introduction -- 1 Sustainable Intensification for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change and Advancement of Food Security in Africa -- Land Use and Farming System -- 2 Geopedological and Landscape Dynamic Controls on Productivity Potentials and Constraints in Selected Spatial Entities in Sub Saharan Africa -- 3 Land Degradation and Soil Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses and their Implication for Food Security in Southern Ethiopia -- 4 Land use Impact on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Storage in a typical Dry Land District in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia -- 5 Climate Risk Management through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 6 Effects of Land Cover Changes on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks in Eastern Mau Forest Reserve, Kenya -- Effects of Climate Change and Crop Yield -- 7 Soil Erosion Hazard under the Current and Potential Climate Change Induced Loss of Soil Organic Matter in the Upper Blue Nile (Abay) River Basin, Ethiopia -- 8 Climate Change and Crop Yield in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 9 Factors in Smallholder Farmers' Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts in the Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, Tanzania -- 10 Using Climate and Crop Simulation Models for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Agronomic Practices and Productivity -- Soil Nutrient and Water Management For Carbon Sequestration -- 11 Microdosing of Mineral Fertilizer and Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 12 Approaches to Reinforce Crop Productivity under Water-limited Conditions in Sub-humid Environments in Africa -- 13 Effect of In situ Soil Water Harvesting Techniques and Local Plant Nutrient Resources on Grain Yield of Drought Resistant Sorghum Varieties in Semi-arid zone, Tanzania -- Rehabilitation of Degraded Land Through Forestry and Agro-Forestry -- 14 Restoration of Degraded Lands Affected by Salinization Process under Climate Change Conditions: Impacts on Food Security in the River Valley of Senegal -- 15 Tree Integration In Banana Based Cropping Systems: A Case Study Of Jinja -- 16 Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands: Sustainable Land Management Practices/ Techniques Commonly Used in Niger Republic, West Africa -- 17 Soil Organic Carbon Stocks of Kitonga Catchment Forest Reserve, Tanzania: Variations with Elevation -- Management of Animal Production for Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 18 Alternative Goat Kid-Rearing Systems for Improved Performance and Milk Sharing between Humans and Offspring in Climate Change Mitigation -- 19 Reducing GHG Emissions from Traditional Livestock Systems to Mitigate Changing Climate and Biodiversity -- 20 Feeding Strategies for Improved Beef Productivity and Reduced GHG Emission in Tanzania: Effect of Type of Finish-feeding on Carcass Yield and Meat Quality of Zebu Steers -- Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change -- 21 Enhancing Resilience of Food Production Systems under Changing Climate and Soil Degradation in Semi Arid and Highlands of Tanzania -- 22 A Risk-Based Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation in Dryland Systems Based on an Understanding of Potential Production, Soil Resistance and Resilience, and Social Stability -- 23 Use of Conservation Tillage and Cropping Systems to Sustain Crop Yields under Drought Conditions in Zambia -- 24 Sustainable Intensification of Maize and Rice in Small-holder Farming Systems under Climate Change in Tanzania -- 25 Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change in Semi arid Areas of Tanzania: Experiences from Iramba and Meatu Districts -- Economic, Social and Policy Issues -- 26 Exploring the Meso-level of Agricultural Carbon Finance Projects -- 27 Community, Climate Change and Sustainable Intensification: Why Gender is Important -- 28 Designing Environmental Instruments for Developing Economies under Asymmetric Information: Direct Cost Subsidy versus Tax Cut -- 29 Farming Systems in Tanzania: Empirical Evidence of Changes in Livelihood Patterns and Poverty among Smallholder Farmers -- 30 Carbon Markets Impacts on Farm Management Practices on Mount Kilimanjaro -- 31 Adaptation to Climate Change: Changing Gender relations in Meatu and Iramba Districts in Tanzania -- Conclusion -- 32 Forgotten Facts: Research and Development Priorities -- Appendix -- Working Group Recommendations.
Keywords: Soil science; Soil conservation; Climate change; Sustainable development; Environmental management; Soil Science & Conservation; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Sustainable Development; Environmental Management