Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa

Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes
Herausgeber: Sikora, Richard A; Vlek, Paul L G; Terry, Eugene R

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges facing agriculture and food production in Southern Africa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9781032083926
• ISBN-10: 1032083921
• Artikelnr.: 62152507

Autorenporträt

Richard A. Sikora is Emeritus Professor of the University of Bonn, Germany; former chairman of the Department of Plant Pathology and the Section, Soil Ecosystem Phytopathology and Nematology. He was Chair of the CGIAR System-wide programme on integrated pest management and is presently a Fellow of Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study (STIAS) and Convener of the Forum on Sustainable intensification. Richard has received numerous awards including the University of Illinois Alumni Association Award of Merit, the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences Award of Distinction, the American Phytopathological Society International Service Award and the 2017 German Phytopathological Society Anton de Bari medal for excellence in phytopathology. Eugene R. Terry was Director General of WARDA, now AfricaRice, and the Founding Director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). He currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Panel for Biosciences for East and Central Africa (BecA) - ILRI Hub, and the Chair of the Advisory Board of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) hosted by the University of Ghana in Accra. Dr Terry was awarded the AfricaRice Distinguished Service Award in 2010, for exemplary leadership in rice research and development in Africa, and The Macdonald College, McGill University Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012, for outstanding contributions to society and humanity. Paul L.G. Vlek is Emeritus Professor of the University of Bonn, Germany, and former Director of the Centre for Development Research ZEF as well as the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use WASCAL. He devoted many years of service to a number of journal editorial boards and national and international scientific committees. In 2014, he was awarded the World Agriculture Prize for his lifetime contribution to agricultural development. Joyce Chitja is Senior Lecturer in Food Security at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her expertise and present research programme include food security and water use security, smallholder farmer development and market access. She has received a Women in Science (rural development of women) award and a Wonder Women in Science (WWS) award in 2018. She is a Cornell University and STIAS Visiting Scholar.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Overview of South African Agriculture 1. Introduction 2. The
strategic role of agriculture in the economic space of the Southern Africa
Region Part II Major drivers and constraints impacting agricultural
transformation 3. Twice as many people in 2050: the need for agricultural
transformation in Southern Africa 4. Climate change impact on agriculture
in Southern Africa 5. Land rich but water poor: the prospects for
agricultural intensification Southern Africa 6. The 60-percent giveaway:
farmers and biological constraints 7. The impact of global and regional
markets on agricultural transformation in Southern Africa Part III Current
Technologies 8. Soil fertility - maintenance and nutrient management for
agricultural transformation 9. The Role of Seed Systems Development in
African Agricultural Transformation 10. Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture
for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa smart agriculture and
water management 11. Crop improvement for agricultural transformation in
southern Africa 12. Integrated Pest Management in Southern Africa:
Approaches and Enabling Policy Issues 13. Options for improving stored
product protection in Southern Africa 14. Technology as a transformative
tool in livestock production 15. Technologies for Agricultural
Transformation: Animal Health Part IV Emerging Technologies 16. Harnessing
ecosystem services in transforming agriculture in Southern Africa 17. The
role of mechanization in transformation of smallholder agriculture in
Southern Africa. Experience from Zimbabwe 18. Advanced genetic technologies
for improving plant production 19. Unleashing the power of vegetables and
fruits in Southern Africa 20. Going Digital: Harnessing the power of
emerging technologies for the transformation of Southern African
Agriculture 21. Reducing mycotoxin impacts on food losses and human health
in Southern Africa 22. Small-scale renewable energy as a catalyst for
advancing agriculture and food security in Southern Africa 23. Trees on
farms and farmers in the forest: good practices and a need for policy Part
V Improving policies and processes 24. Land Reform and Land Tenure for
Agricultural Transformation in Southern Africa 25. Engendering agricultural
transformation 26. Building Human Capacity to Transform Agriculture in
Southern Africa 27. Urban Markets and Agricultural transformation in
Southern Africa 28. Importance of Small Rural Markets in the Transformation
of Southern African Agriculture 29. Agricultural growth corridors in
sub-Saharan Africa - New hope for agricultural transformation and rural
development? The case of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of
Tanzania 30. Policy Options for Cropping Systems Diversification in
Southern Africa 31. Small Scale Enterprise and Economic Progress:
Entrepreneurship as an vehicle for transformation Strategic 32. Changing
farm structure and its implications on agricultural transformation in
sub-Saharan Africa 33. Food security in Africa: a complex issue requiring
complex analytical tools Part VI Conclusions 34. The way Forward and Word
Cloud