Importance of agro-pastoral systems in Brazil; Grassland management technology for sustainable agro-pastoral systems in the subtropical zone of Brazil; Results of soybean yield, animal liveweight gain and soil fertility changes in agro-pastoral systems; Nitrogen dynamics in agro-pastoral system of Brazil; Characterization of nitrogen utilization by tropical grasses in brazilian savannas; Soil organic residues accumulation in agro-pastoral systems in the cerrados of Brazil; Effects of termite activities on nutrient recycling in agro-pastoral system; Inhibition of nitrification in Brachiaria humidicola; Diagnosis of pasture degradation by multi-temporal satellite imagery; Problems and prespectives of regional land conservation systems in relation to the pantanal wetlands; Tropical forage breeding in Embrapa: current situation and prospects; Economic evaluation of the agro-pastoral system; Agro-pastoral systems in subtropical Brazil and possibility of extension.

The partnership: JIRCAS /Embrapa Soybean; Current status and future perspectives on soybean production in Argentina; Molecular analysis of abiotic stress: tolerant mechanisms in soybean and its application to breeding; Development of transgenic soybean tolerant to drought stresse; Physiological evaluation of drought tolerance in brazilian soybean cultivars: water use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination; Epidemiological studies of soybean rust in South America: host susceptibility and pathogenic races; Application of DNA markers for identifying genes for resistance to soybean diseases in South America and for evaluating genectic relationship among soybean gene pools; The soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines Ichinohe in Paraguay: its distribution, ecology, vanation in pathogenicity and damage on soybean; Evaluation of effects of an agro-pastoral system on soybean production and soil properties; Effects of agro-pastoral systems on nitrogen balance in soil in Colónia Yguazu, Alto Paraná, Paraguay; Effect of introduction of the agro-pastoral system in South America on farm management and its current status: a comparison of management conditions betwccn soybean monoculture and the agro-pastoral system inBrazil and Paraguay; Use of agricultural by-products for cattle feed in South America: case .Argentina; Charactcrization of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) capacity in Brachiaria humidicola; Field validation of the phenomenon of nitrification inhibition by Brachiaria humidicola and other tropical grasses.

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.