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Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa: Priorities for Science and Policy Under Global Change de John Dixon

Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa: Priorities for Science and Policy Under Global Change: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

Editat de John Dixon, Dennis P. Garrity, Jean-Marc Boffa, Timothy O. Williams, Tilahun Amede, Christopher Auricht, Rosemary Lott, George Mburathi
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 aug 2021
Knowledge of Africa’s complex farming systems, set in their socio-economic and environmental context, is an essential ingredient to developing effective strategies for improving food and nutrition security.


This book systematically and comprehensively describes the characteristics, trends, drivers of change and strategic priorities for each of Africa’s fifteen farming systems and their main subsystems. It shows how a farming systems perspective can be used to identify pathways to household food security and poverty reduction, and how strategic interventions may need to differ from one farming system to another. In the analysis, emphasis is placed on understanding farming systems drivers of change, trends and strategic priorities for science and policy.


Illustrated with full-colour maps and photographs throughout, the volume provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of Africa’s farming systems and pathways for the future to improve food and nutrition security. The book is an essential follow-up to the seminal work Farming Systems and Poverty by Dixon and colleagues for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Bank, published in 2001.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032082141
ISBN-10: 1032082143
Pagini: 674
Ilustrații: 291 Illustrations, color
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 35 mm
Greutate: 1.25 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Earthscan Food and Agriculture

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate

Cuprins

Part I Introduction  1. Africa through the farming systems lens: context and approach  2. Methods and data sources  Part II Analysis of farming systems  3. Maize mixed farming system: an engine for rural growth and poverty reduction  4. The agropastoral farming system: Achieving adaptation and harnessing opportunities under duress  5. The highland perennial farming system: Sustainable intensification and the limits of farm size  6. The Root and Tuber Crop Farming System: diversity, complexity and productivity potential  7. The cereal-root crop mixed farming system: a potential bread basket transitioning to sustainable intensification  8. The highland mixed farming system of Africa: diversifying livelihoods in fragile ecosystems  9. The tree crop farming system in the humid lowlands of Africa: stagnation, innovation and forest degradation  10. The pastoral farming system: Balancing between tradition and transition  11. The fish-based farming system: maintaining ecosystem health and flexible livelihood portfolios  12. The forest-based farming system: highly diverse, annual and perennial systems under threat  13. Large-scale irrigated farming system: The potential and challenges to improve food security, livelihoods and ecosystem management  14. The arid pastoral and oasis farming system: key centres for the development of trans-Saharan economies  15. Perennial mixed and island farming systems: exploiting synergies for maximum system productivity  16. Urban and peri-urban farming systems: feeding cities and enhancing resilience  Part III Synthesis and conclusions  17. Farming and food systems potentials  18. Ways forward: strategies for effective science, investments and policies for African farming and food systems  19. Conclusions: implementation of the farming systems approach for African food security

Notă biografică

John Dixon is Principal Adviser Research & Program Manager, Cropping Systems and Economics, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia.


Dennis Garrity is Senior Fellow at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), based in Nairobi, Kenya, UNCCD Drylands Ambassador, and Chair of the EverGreen Agriculture Partnership.


Jean-Marc Boffa is Director of Terra Sana Projects and Associate Fellow of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya.


Timothy Olalekan Williams is Regional Director for Africa at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), based in Accra, Ghana.


Tilahun Amede is Principal Scientist and Systems Agronomist at the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya.


Christopher Auricht is Managing Director of Auricht Projects, a niche international consulting firm based in Adelaide, Australia.


Rosemary Lott is Director of Vegetation Connections Pty Ltd, and an Assistant Director, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Canberra, Australia.


George Mburathi is a former FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.

Descriere

This book systematically and comprehensively describes and classifies the characteristics, trends, drivers of change and strategic priorities for each of thirteen African farming systems and their main subsystems.