Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa

Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa

Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes

Chitja, Joyce; Vlek, Paul L.G.; Terry, Eugene R.; Sikora, Richard A.

Taylor & Francis Ltd

12/2019

324

Dura

Inglês

9781138393530

15 a 20 dias

453

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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
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Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome;SADC Gender;Food Security;Integrated Soil Fertility Management;Sustainability;SME Development;Intensification;Biotic Pests;Small Family Farms;Export Premium Products;Drivers;HPAI;Policy;National Agricultural Research Systems;South Africa;Public Private Partnerships;Southern Africa;Soil Fertility;Soil Management;Prostephanus Truncatus;Si;Commercial Biocontrol Agents;Stored Product Protection;Moisture Content;Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor;Smallholder Farming Systems;SADC Region;Heat Wave Days;Oestrus Synchronization;Large Family;CSA;Medium Scale Farms;Antimicrobial Resistance