Farming Systems And Food Security In Africa

Author : John Dixon,Dennis P. Garrity,Jean-Marc Boffa,Timothy O. Williams,Tilahun Amede,Christopher Auricht,Rosemary Lott,George Mburathi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317332268

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Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa by John Dixon,Dennis P. Garrity,Jean-Marc Boffa,Timothy O. Williams,Tilahun Amede,Christopher Auricht,Rosemary Lott,George Mburathi Pdf

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.

Author : Rebecca Huss-Ashmore,Solomon H. Katz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 2881243339

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African Food Systems in Crisis: Contending with change by Rebecca Huss-Ashmore,Solomon H. Katz Pdf

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Rebecca Huss-Ashmore,Solomon H. Katz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 2881243061

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African Food Systems in Crisis: Microperspectives by Rebecca Huss-Ashmore,Solomon H. Katz Pdf

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : John Mezies Dixon,Dennis P. Garrity,Jean-Marc Boffa,Timothy O. Williams,Tilahun Amede,Christopher Auricht,Rosemary Lott,George K. Mburathi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1315658844

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Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa by John Mezies Dixon,Dennis P. Garrity,Jean-Marc Boffa,Timothy O. Williams,Tilahun Amede,Christopher Auricht,Rosemary Lott,George K. Mburathi Pdf

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.

Author : Barakat Mahmoud
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781789857337

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Food Security in Africa by Barakat Mahmoud Pdf

This edited volume “Food Security in Africa” is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of food safety and availability, water issues, farming and nutrition. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the public health and food security research area. All chapters are complete in itself but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on Africa’s food security challenges, quality of water, small-scale farming as well as economic and social challenges that this continent is facing. Hopefully, this volume will open new possible research paths for further novel developments.

Author : W.K. Asenso-Okyere,E.Y. Benneh,W. Tims
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461561057

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Sustainable Food Security in West Africa by W.K. Asenso-Okyere,E.Y. Benneh,W. Tims Pdf

Food security is defined as the ability of countries, regions, or households to meet their required levels of food consumption at all times. Food security is an important component of human welfare, and it can act as an indicator of a region's development. This book addresses the roles of trade, policy development, and economic cooperation in creating sustainable food security in the West African region. The largely micro-level analysis is conducted on empirical data from the household where decisions on production and consumption take place. Food security is discussed in terms of its component parts, namely: availability of food (production and trade), its accessibility (incomes and poverty status), and its utilisation (health and nutrition).

Author : Henk Bakker
Publisher : CABI
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1845938429

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Food Security in Africa and Asia by Henk Bakker Pdf

Authored by an experienced agriculturalist with substantial field experience in developing countries, this book adds to the literature on food security by proposing practical measures for improving plant-based food security in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Covering issues affecting food security, this book discusses ways of measuring farmers' resources, strategies for action, and an analysis of the challenges and problems faced, concluding with a discussion of ways in which stakeholders could work better together. This title is suitable for policy makers, international development agencies, NGO.

Author : International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows. Symposium
Publisher : IITA
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : 9789781312984

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Facing Up to Food Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa by International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows. Symposium Pdf

Author : Hupenyu Allan Mupambwa,Adornis Dakarai Nciizah,Patrick Nyambo,Binganidzo Muchara,Ndakalimwe Naftal Gabriel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811667718

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Food Security for African Smallholder Farmers by Hupenyu Allan Mupambwa,Adornis Dakarai Nciizah,Patrick Nyambo,Binganidzo Muchara,Ndakalimwe Naftal Gabriel Pdf

This book provides a synthesis of current agricultural research in Africa with the aim of presenting evidence based information that can be directly applied into improving the African smallholder farmers’ food security. It presents positive scientific research that has been undertaken in Africa, in simpler terms, thus driving the research for development agenda contributing to the attainment of SDG 2. Numerous research that targets resource poor African smallholder farmers has been published, yet the region faces very low productivity levels. This lack of translation from research to food security and increased agricultural incomes is due to the poor uptake of scientific research by farmers, which is partly due to poor presentation of this body of knowledge into simpler forms that extension workers and farmers can directly adopt. Therefore, this book offers research information in an easy, digestible and application oriented style, so as to enable transformation of the African agricultural sector by effectively driving agricultural productivity in Africa. This book is of interest to African extension workers, who will translate the simplified knowledge into lessons that can be useful to smallholder farmers. The book is also beneficial for policy makers as well as academics, researchers and other science based professionals.

Author : Richard A. Sikora,Eugene R. Terry,Paul L.G. Vlek,Joyce Chitja
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780429686634

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Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa by Richard A. Sikora,Eugene R. Terry,Paul L.G. Vlek,Joyce Chitja Pdf

This book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges facing agriculture and food production in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is facing numerous challenges from diverse issues such as agricultural transformations, growing populations, urbanization and climate change. These challenges place great pressure on food security, agriculture, water availability and other natural resources, as well as impacting biodiversity. Drawing on case studies from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the chapters in this book consider these challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering key areas in constraints to production, the most important building blocks of good farming practices, and established and emerging technologies. This book will be a valuable support for informing new policies and processes aimed at improving food production and security and developing sustainable agriculture in Southern Africa. This informative volume will be key reading for those interested in agricultural science, African studies, rural studies, development studies and sustainability. It will also be a valuable resource for policymakers, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and agricultural practitioners. This title has been made available as Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CCBY-NC-ND) license and can be accessed here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429401701

Author : John A. Dixon,David P. Gibbon,Aidan Gulliver,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251046271

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Farming Systems and Poverty by John A. Dixon,David P. Gibbon,Aidan Gulliver,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.

Author : C. Beckford,D. Campbell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137296993

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Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean by C. Beckford,D. Campbell Pdf

With the exception of Haiti, the sensationalized issues of hunger reported in certain parts of the developing world are largely unknown in the Caribbean. Despite this, there are growing concerns about the state of food security in the region, as declining domestic production and increased dependence on imported food create vulnerability. This study examines some of the contemporary issues impacting food production and food and nutrition security in the CARICOM region of the Caribbean. The authors focus on enhancing domestic food production as the most appropriate way to improve food security and discuss strategies for building capacity in local food production systems. The book is the product of over ten years of research by the authors. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Caribbean geography, cultural geography, food and agricultural geography, and food security.

Author : Benson, Todd
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780896294059

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Disentangling food security from subsistence agriculture in Malawi by Benson, Todd Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : IND:30000064976305

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Agriculture, Food and Nutrition for Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Agricultural assistance, American
ISBN : PURD:32754004393116

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Enhancing Agriculture in Africa by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf