Soil Tillage in Africa
Title | Soil Tillage in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Soil Resource, Management, and Conservation Service |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9789251034422 |
Conservation Agriculture in Africa
Title | Conservation Agriculture in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Saidi Mkomwa |
Publisher | CABI |
Pages | 537 |
Release | 2022-01-11 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1789245745 |
Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions. This is especially so in Africa where traditional agricultural practices have become unsustainable due to severe exploitation of natural resources with negative impacts on the environment and food system. In addition, agricultural land use in Africa today faces major challenges including increased costs, climate change and a need to transform to more sustainable production intensification systems. Conservation Agriculture has emerged as a major alternative sustainable climate smart agriculture approach in Africa and has spread to many African countries in the past decade as more development and research, including in sustainable mechanization, has enabled its extension and uptake. It is key to transforming Africa's agriculture and food system given its ability to restore soil health, biodiversity and productivity of millions of smallholder farms as well as larger-scale farms. This book is aimed at all agricultural stakeholders in the public, private and civil sectors in Africa engaged in supporting the transformation of conventional tillage agriculture to Conservation Agriculture. The book will be of interest to: researchers, academics, students, development stakeholders, public and private sector investors and policy makers as well as institutional libraries across the world.
Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Title | Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities PDF eBook |
Author | Andre Bationo |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 1051 |
Release | 2007-10-16 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1402057601 |
Food insecurity is a fundamental challenge to human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural production leads to low incomes, poor nutrition, vulnerability to risk and threat and lack of empowerment. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of agricultural research and development experiences from sub-Saharan Africa. The text highlights practical lessons from the sub-Saharan Africa region.
Conservation Agriculture in Africa
Title | Conservation Agriculture in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Saidi Mkomwa |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Agricultural conservation |
ISBN | 9781789245769 |
"Conservation Agriculture (the use of no tillage systems) to preserve soil structure and integrity has become an increasingly important step towards sustainable farming. This book brings together conservation agriculture and climate smart decision making processes for the first time, focusing on Africa"--
Soil Tillage
Title | Soil Tillage PDF eBook |
Author | South Africa. Department of Agriculture. Natal Region |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | |
Genre | Tillage |
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Tillage for Soil and Water Conservation in the Semi-arid Tropics
Title | Tillage for Soil and Water Conservation in the Semi-arid Tropics PDF eBook |
Author | W. B. Hoogmoed |
Publisher | |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Agricultural conservation |
ISBN |
Chapter 3 gives a review of the various tillage systems as they may be applied for soil and water conservation, based the soil characteristics and on different mechanization levels.
Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | W. Graeme Donovan |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9780821342367 |
World Bank Technical Paper No. 408. This report is a critical review of the technical, economic, and institutional constraints on improving soil fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the actions recommended to address them. Action plans prepared for Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Mali examine the demand for and supply of mineral fertilizers, the exploitation of local mineral resources, the prevention of soil erosion and increasing soil-water retention, and soil fertility management using organic technologies and management practices.