Book Description
First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Charles Michael Shackleton
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 15,83 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 1844077152
First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,59 MB
Release : 2006-10-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309164540
This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Author : Mary Oyiela Onyango Abukutsa
Publisher :
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 31,49 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Agrobiodiversity
ISBN : 9789966923318
Author : Axumite G. Egziabher
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1552501094
Cities Feeding People examines urban agriculture in East Africa and proves that it is a safe, clean, and secure method to feed the world's struggling urban residents. It also collapses the myth that urban agriculture is practiced only by the poor and unemployed. Cities Feeding People provides the hard facts needed to convince governments that urban agriculture should have a larger role in feeding the urban population.
Author : Mary Abukutsa-Onyango
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 2017
Category :
ISBN : 9783659458828
Author : R. R. Schippers
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 39,40 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Indigenous crops
ISBN : 9780859545150
Author : Leah Penniman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 13,26 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1603587616
Farming While Black is the first comprehensive "how to" guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as agriculturists and for all farmers to understand the distinct, technical contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture. At Soul Fire Farm, author Leah Penniman co-created the Black and Latino Farmers Immersion (BLFI) program as a container for new farmers to share growing skills in a culturally relevant and supportive environment led by people of color. Farming While Black organizes and expands upon the curriculum of the BLFI to provide readers with a concise guide to all aspects of small-scale farming, from business planning to preserving the harvest. Throughout the chapters Penniman uplifts the wisdom of the African diasporic farmers and activists whose work informs the techniques described--from whole farm planning, soil fertility, seed selection, and agroecology, to using whole foods in culturally appropriate recipes, sharing stories of ancestors, and tools for healing from the trauma associated with slavery and economic exploitation on the land. Woven throughout the book is the story of Soul Fire Farm, a national leader in the food justice movement.--AMAZON.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 30,67 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
The Second Global Plan of Action addresses new challenges, such as climate change and food insecurity, as well as novel opportunities, including information, communication and molecular methodologies. It contains 18 priority activities organized in four main groups: In situ conservation and management; Ex situ conservation; Sustainable use; and Building sustainable institutional and human capacities.
Author : Katinka Weinberger
Publisher : AVRDC-WorldVegetableCenter
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 15,34 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Indigenous crops
ISBN : 9290581360
Introduction; Purpose and approach; Nutritional analysis; Consumers perspective; Production aspects; Seed sector; Collections of indigenous vegetable germplasm; Conclusion; Bibliography; Annex; List of tables.
Author : Shashank Shekhar Solankey
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1838805125
Urban horticulture is a means of utilizing every little space available in cities amidst buildings and other constructions for growing plants. It utilizes this space to raise gardens that can be economically productive while contributing to environmental greening. It can boost food and ornamental plants production, provide job opportunities, promote green space development, waste recycling, and urban landscaping, and result in improved environment. This book covers a wide array of topics on this subject and constitutes a valuable reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders, and horticulturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity, and the sustainable development of horticultural resources.