Sustainable Intensification to Advance Food Security and Enhance Climate Resilience in Africa /

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Lal, Rattan. (Editor ), Singh, Bal Ram. (Editor ), Mwaseba, Dismas L. (Editor ), Kraybill, David. (Editor ), Hansen, David O. (Editor ), Eik, Lars Olav. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.