AGRO-ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN THE AFRICAN HIGHLANDS by Bernard Vanlauwe (Editor), Piet Van Asten (Editor), Guy Blomme (Editor) ( 9780415532730 )

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AGRO-ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN THE AFRICAN HIGHLANDS

By:

Bernard Vanlauwe (Editor), Piet Van Asten (Editor), Guy Blomme (Editor)

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Hardback

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0415532736

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9780415532730

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

23 December, 2013

Pages:

336

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With growing population and food security risks, there is an urgent need to increase sustainable agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. This book addresses the issue of agricultural intensification in the humid highland areas of Africa.

Synopsis:

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 intensification in the humid highland areas of Africa - regions with relatively good agricultural potential, but where the scarce land resources are increasingly under pressure from the growing population and from climate change. In addition to introductory and synthesis chapters, the book focuses on four themes: system components required for agricultural intensification; the integration of components at the system level; drivers for adoption of technologies towards intensification; and the dissemination of complex knowledge. It provides case studies of improved crop and soil management for staple crops such as cassava and bananas, as well as examples of how the livelihoods of rural people can be improved.The book provides a valuable resource for researchers, development actors, students and policy makers in agricultural systems and economics and in international development. It highlights and addresses key challenges and opportunities that exist for sustainable agricultural intensification in the humid highlands of sub-Saharan Africa.

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90 black & white illustrations, 36 black & white tables

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