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  • Lessons learned from Long-term Soil Fertility Management Experiments in Africa

    Edited by Andre Bationo, Boaz Waswa, Job Kihara, Ivan Adolwa, Bernard Vanlauwe, Koala Saidou ...
    This book elucidates the importance of long-term experiments in revealing evidence of soil fertility decline in Africa. An evaluation of experiences from on-going long-term experiments is given in broad detail. The first chapter explains the paradigm shift in soil fertility management then provides justification for long-term experiments before illuminating experiences from long-term experiments ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Agro-Ecological Intensification of Agricultural Systems in the African Highlands

    Edited by Bernard Vanlauwe, Piet van Asten, Guy Blomme ...
    There is an urgent need to increase agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa in a sustainable and economically-viable manner. Transforming risk-averse smallholders into business-oriented producers that invest in producing surplus food for sale provides a formidable challenge, both from a technological and socio-political perspective.This book addresses the issue of agricultural ... Read more

    $82.44 CAD

  • Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture

    An integrated systems research approach

    Edited by Ingrid Oborn, Bernard Vanlauwe, Michael Phillips, Richard Thomas, Willemien Brooijmans, Kwesi Atta-Krah ...
    Series series Earthscan Food and Agriculture
    Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and nutrition security, gender and equity are crucial components. This book describes different aspects of systems research in agriculture in its broadest sense, where the focus is ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa

    Edited by Bernard Vanlauwe, Guy Blomme, Piet van Asten ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The humid highlands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are characterized by high population densities and require intensification. The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) has set up a research for development platform in various mandate areas in DR Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda, aiming to identify improved production, market, and nutrition options and ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD

  • Soil and Soil Fertility Management Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Fifty years of shifting visions and chequered achievements

    by Henk Mutsaers, Danny Coyne, Stefan Hauser, Jeroen Huising, Alpha Kamara, Generose Nziguheba, Pieter Pypers, Godfrey Taulya, Piet van Asten, Bernard Vanlauwe ...
    Series series Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management
    Judicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This book describes the various concepts and approaches underlying soil and soil fertility management research in SSA over the last fifty years. It provides examples of important innovations generated and assesses the position of research within the research-to-development ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD

  • Banana Systems in the Humid Highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa

    Enhancing Resilience and Productivity

    by Idja Sikyolo, Joseph Adheka, Muller Kamira, Francois Iradukunda, Walter Ocimati, Alex Barekye, Emmanuel Njukwe, Svetlana Gaidashova, Edouard Rurangwa, Deo Kantungeko, Valentine Nakato, Faustin Ngama Boloy, Idd Ramathani, Alex Rutikanga, Charles Sivirihauma, Laurence Jassogne, Sam Mpiira, Anne Rietveld, Fenton Beed, Emily Ouma, William Tinzaara, Nicolas Roux, Michael Bolton, David Turner ...
    ‘Banana Systems in the Humid Highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: Enhancing Resilience and Productivity’ addresses issues related to agricultural intensification in the (sub)humid highland areas of Africa, based on research carried out in the Great Lakes Region by the Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa. ... Read more

    $169.99 CAD

  • The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems

    by Dr Dominik Klauser, Dr Washington Otieno, Dr Willis Ochilo, Dr Lorna Migiro, Dr Wade Jenner, Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, Dr Bernard Vanlauwe, Mr Oluwole Fatunbi, Dr R. Kombat, Dr Nikesh Ghimere0, Dr Charles Nkonge1, Dr David Kamau3, Dr Felister Makini4, Mr Matthew Freeman5, Dr Wanjiku Mungai6, Dr Margaret Adesugba7, Dr Yanyan Liu8, Dr Nicholas Minot9, Dr Mengying Wang0, Dr Christine Negra1, Dr Tanja Havemann2, Dr Steve Wiggins3, Professor John Derera4, Dr Joyce Gikera5, Mr John Logan6, Mr David Eagle7, Dr Nadira Saleh8, Prof Christoph Studer9, Dr Ian Barker0, Dr Richard Jones1 ...
    Series Book 93 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Strong coverage of improving smallholder access to key inputs, from seeds to nutrition and pest managementReviews ways of improving public and private sector extension support as well as market access for smallholdersChapter authors mix research expertise and practical experience of successful project implementation on the ground ... Read more

    $243.99 CAD

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    by FAOoftheUN ...
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  • World Livestock: Transforming the Livestock Sector through the Sustainable Development Goals

    by FAOoftheUN ...
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    by World Bank ...
    Investing to promote agricultural growth and poverty reduction is a central pillar of the World Bank's current rural strategy, Reaching the Rural Poor (2003). One major thrust of the strategy outlines the priorities and the approaches that the public sector, private sector, and civil society can employ to enhance productivity and competitiveness of the agricultural sector in ways that reduce the ... Read more

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  • Bioenergy Crops for Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

    by Alex Baumber ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Bioenergy
    The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an inherent threat to ecosystems, which must be mitigated.The book recognises that certain energy crops ... Read more

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  • The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security

    Edited by Sergio Gomez y Paloma, Laura Riesgo, Kamel Louhichi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and ... Read more

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