Author : Ousmane Nafolo Coulibaly
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN :
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 38,48 MB
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251308713
This framework presents ten interrelated principles/elements to guide Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (SAMA). Further, it presents the technical issues to be considered under SAMA and the options to be analysed at the country and sub regional levels. The ten key elements required in a framework for SAMA are as follows: The analysis in the framework calls for a specific approach, involving learning from other parts of the world where significant transformation of the agricultural mechanization sector has already occurred within a three-to-four decade time frame, and developing policies and programmes to realize Africa’s aspirations of Zero Hunger by 2025. This approach entails the identification and prioritization of relevant and interrelated elements to help countries develop strategies and practical development plans that create synergies in line with their agricultural transformation plans. Given the unique characteristics of each country and the diverse needs of Africa due to the ecological heterogeneity and the wide range of farm sizes, the framework avoids being prescriptive.
Author : Yazidhi Bamutaze
Publisher : Springer
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 38,60 MB
Release : 2019-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030129748
This volume discusses emerging contexts of agricultural and ecosystem resilience in Sub Saharan Africa, as well as contemporary technological advances that have influenced African livelihoods. In six sections, the book addresses the sustainable development goals to mitigate the negative impacts on agricultural productivity brought about by climate change in Africa. Some of the challenges assessed include soil degradation, land use changes, natural resource mismanagement, declining crop productivity, and economic stagnation. This book will be of interest to researchers, NGOs, and development organizations. Section 1 focuses on climate risk management in tropical Africa. Section 2 addresses the water-ecosystem-agriculture nexus, and identifies the best strategies for sustainable water use. Section 3 introduces Information Communication Technology (ICT), and how it can be used for ecosystem and human resilience to improve quality of life in communities. Section 4 discusses the science and policies of transformative agriculture, including challenges facing crop production and management. Section 5 addresses landscape processes, human security, and governance of agro-ecosystems. Section 6 concludes the book with chapters uniquely covering the gender dynamics of agricultural, ecosystem, and livelihood resilience.
Author : Karim Houmy
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
The manual work carried out by farmers and their families is often both arduous and time consuming and in many countries this is a major constraint to increasing agricultural production. Such day-to-day drudgery is a major contributoring factor in the migration of people, particularly the young, from the rural countryside to seek the prospect of a better life in the towns and cities. Farm production can be substantially increased through the use of mechanical technologies which both are labor-saving and directly increase yields and production. This document provides guidelines on the development and formulation of an agricultural mechanization strategy and forms part of FAO's approach on sustainable production intensification.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 14,11 MB
Release : 2016-07-04
Category :
ISBN : 9264253238
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025 provides an assessment of prospects for the coming decade of the agricultural commodity markets across 41 countries and 12 regions, including OECD countries and key agricultural producers, such as India, China, Brazil, the Russian Federation and Argentina.
Author : Alex Bolding
Publisher : Univ. Zimbabwe Publ.
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 11,49 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
This book is the result of research conducted under the auspices of the Zimbabwe programme on women's studies, extension, sociology and irrigation, an inter-university exchange programme between the University of Zimbabwe and Wageningen Agricultural University in Holland. One of the objectives of the project was to achieve a critical understanding of intervention and practices in rural areas. Includes a brief history of agricultural extension in Zimbabwe and looks at the theory and practice of agricultural extension in the smallholder sector
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 43,45 MB
Release : 2018-07-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251096813
The publication was launched at the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon (GSOC) held at FAO headquarters (Rome, 21-23 March 2017). It provides an overview to decision-makers and practitioners of the main scientific facts and information regarding the current knowledge and knowledge gaps on Soil Organic Carbon. It highlights how better information and good practices may be implemented to support ending hunger, adapting to and mitigating climate change and achieving overall sustainable development.
Author : Francisco Areal
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 15,12 MB
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 2832541283
Author :
Publisher : IITA
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9781313226
Author : Jules N. Pretty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 33,33 MB
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1136529276
Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts - represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume presents the lessons learned from 40 sustainable agricultural intensification programmes in 20 countries across Africa, commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project. Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.
