Farming systems and food security in Africa : priorities for science and policy under global change
edited by John Dixon, Dennis P. Garrity, Jean-Marc Boffa, Timothy Olalekan Williams, Tilahun Amede with Christopher Auricht, Rosemary Lott and George Mburathi
| Year of publication: |
2020
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| Authors: | Dixon, John (also ed.) ; Garrity, Dennis P. (also ed.) ; Boffa, Jean-Marc (also ed.) ; Williams, Timothy O. (also ed.) ; Amede, Tilahun (also ed.) ; Auricht, Christopher (also ed.) ; Lott, Rosemary (also ed.) ; Mburathi, George (also ed.) |
| Publisher: |
London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
| Subject: | Agrarstruktur | Agricultural structure | Ernährungssicherung | Food security | Armutsbekämpfung | Poverty reduction | Agrarpolitik | Agricultural policy | Afrika | Africa |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | xxxv, 638 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme 26 cm |
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| Series: | |
| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Part I. Africa through the farming systems lens: context and approach / John Dixon, Dennis Garrity, Jean-Marc Boffa, Adama Coulibaly, Medhat El-Helepi, Chris Auricht and George Mburathi Methods and data sources / Christopher M. Auricht, John Dixon, Jean-Marc Boffa, Harrij van Velthuizen and Günther Fischer Part II. Analysis of farming systems ; Maize mixed farming system: an engine for rural growth and poverty reduction / Malcolm Blackie, John Dixon, Maxwell Mudhara, Joseph Rusike, Sieglinde Snapp and Mulugetta Mekuria Agro-pastoral farming systems: achieving resilience under duress? / Jean-Marc Boffa, Minamba Bagayoko, John Sanders, Pierre Hiernaux, Shadreck Ncube and Justice Nyamangara The highland perennial farming system: sustainable intensification and the limits of farm size / J.K. Lynam The root and tuber crop farming system: diversity, complexity and productivity potential / Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, Godwin Asumugha, Emmanuel Njukwe and Malachy Akoroda The cereal-root crop mixed farming system: a potential bread basket transitioning to sustainable intensification / Amir Kassam, Eric Kueneman, Rosemary Lott, Theodor Friedrich, NeBambi Lutaladio, David Norman, Martin Bwalya, Anne-Sophie Poisot and Saidi Mkomwa The highland mixed farming system of Africa: diversifying livelihoods in fragile ecosystems / Tilahun Amede and Mulugeta Lemenih The tree crop farming system in the humid lowlands of Africa: stagnation, innovation and forest degradation / Jim Gockowski The pastoral farming system: balancing between tradition and transition / Jan de Leeuw, Philip Osano, Mohammed Said, Augustine Ayantunde, Sikhalazo Dube, Constance Neely, Anton Vrieling, Philip Thornton and Polly Ericksen The fish-based farming system: maintaining ecosystem health and flexible livelihood portfolios / Olivier Hamerlynck, Wanja Dorothy Nyingi, Jean-Luc Paul and Stéphanie Duvail The forest-based farming system: highly diverse, annual and perennial systems under threat / Stefan Hauser, Lindsey Norgrove, Eric Tollens, Christian Nolte, Valentina Robiglio, and James Gockowski Large-scale irrigated farming system: the potential and challenges to improve food security, livelihoods and ecosystem management / Timothy Olalekan Williams, Jean-Marc Faurès, Regassa Namara and Katherine Snyder The arid pastoral and oasis farming system: key centres for the development of trans-Saharan economies / Mahamadou Chaibou and Bernard Bonnet Perennial mixed and island farming systems: exploiting synergies for maximum system productivity / M. Mudhara, J.P. Lombard, A.R. Palmer and J. Dixon Urban and peri-urban farming systems: feeding cities and enhancing resilience / Diana Lee-Smith, Gordon Prain, Olufunke Cofie, René van Veenhuizen and Nancy Karanja Part III. Synthesis and conclusions ; Farming and food systems potentials / John Dixon, Jean-Marc Boffa, Timothy Olalekan Williams, Jan de Leeuw, Günther Fischer and Harrij van Velthuizen Ways forward: strategies for effective science, investments and policies for African farming and food systems / John Dixon, Dennis Garrity, George Mburathi, Jean-Marc Boffa, Tilahun Amede and Timothy O. Williams Conclusions: implementation of the farming systems approach for African food security / Dennis Garrity, John Dixon and George Mburathi. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-96335-1 ; 978-1-138-96336-8 ; 978-1-315-65884-1 |
| Classification: | Afrika ; Regionale Land- und Forstwirtschaft |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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