Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa

Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-08392-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 348 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

Reihe: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

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

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sikora, Richard A.

Terry, Eugene R.

Vlek, Paul L. G.

Chitja, Joyce

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Overview of South African Agriculture 1. Introduction 2. The strategic role of agriculture in the economic space of the Southern Africa Region Part II Major drivers and constraints impacting agricultural transformation 3. Twice as many people in 2050: the need for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa 4. Climate change impact on agriculture in Southern Africa 5. Land rich but water poor: the prospects for agricultural intensification Southern Africa 6. The 60-percent giveaway: farmers and biological constraints 7. The impact of global and regional markets on agricultural transformation in Southern Africa Part III Current Technologies 8. Soil fertility - maintenance and nutrient management for agricultural transformation 9. The Role of Seed Systems Development in African Agricultural Transformation 10. Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa smart agriculture and water management 11. Crop improvement for agricultural transformation in southern Africa 12. Integrated Pest Management in Southern Africa: Approaches and Enabling Policy Issues 13. Options for improving stored product protection in Southern Africa 14. Technology as a transformative tool in livestock production 15. Technologies for Agricultural Transformation: Animal Health Part IV Emerging Technologies 16. Harnessing ecosystem services in transforming agriculture in Southern Africa 17. The role of mechanization in transformation of smallholder agriculture in Southern Africa. Experience from Zimbabwe 18. Advanced genetic technologies for improving plant production 19. Unleashing the power of vegetables and fruits in Southern Africa 20. Going Digital: Harnessing the power of emerging technologies for the transformation of Southern African Agriculture 21. Reducing mycotoxin impacts on food losses and human health in Southern Africa 22. Small-scale renewable energy as a catalyst for advancing agriculture and food security in Southern Africa 23. Trees on farms and farmers in the forest: good practices and a need for policy Part V Improving policies and processes 24. Land Reform and Land Tenure for Agricultural Transformation in Southern Africa 25. Engendering agricultural transformation 26. Building Human Capacity to Transform Agriculture in Southern Africa 27. Urban Markets and Agricultural transformation in Southern Africa 28. Importance of Small Rural Markets in the Transformation of Southern African Agriculture 29. Agricultural growth corridors in sub-Saharan Africa – New hope for agricultural transformation and rural development? The case of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania 30. Policy Options for Cropping Systems Diversification in Southern Africa 31. Small Scale Enterprise and Economic Progress: Entrepreneurship as an vehicle for transformation Strategic 32. Changing farm structure and its implications on agricultural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa 33. Food security in Africa: a complex issue requiring complex analytical tools Part VI Conclusions 34. The way Forward and Word Cloud

Über Autor(innen)

Richard A. Sikora is Emeritus Professor of the University of Bonn, Germany; former chairman of the Department of Plant Pathology and the Section, Soil Ecosystem Phytopathology and Nematology. He was Chair of the CGIAR System-wide programme on integrated pest management and is presently a Fellow of Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study (STIAS) and Convener of the Forum on Sustainable intensification. Richard has received numerous awards including the University of Illinois Alumni Association Award of Merit, the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences Award of Distinction, the American Phytopathological Society International Service Award and the 2017 German Phytopathological Society Anton de Bari medal for excellence in phytopathology.

Eugene R. Terry was Director General of WARDA, now AfricaRice, and the Founding Director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). He currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Panel for Biosciences for East and Central Africa (BecA) – ILRI Hub, and the Chair of the Advisory Board of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) hosted by the University of Ghana in Accra. Dr Terry was awarded the AfricaRice Distinguished Service Award in 2010, for exemplary leadership in rice research and development in Africa, and The Macdonald College, McGill University Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012, for outstanding contributions to society and humanity.

Paul L.G. Vlek is Emeritus Professor of the University of Bonn, Germany, and former Director of the Centre for Development Research ZEF as well as the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use WASCAL. He devoted many years of service to a number of journal editorial boards and national and international scientific committees. In 2014, he was awarded the World Agriculture Prize for his lifetime contribution to agricultural development.

Joyce Chitja is Senior Lecturer in Food Security at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her expertise and present research programme include food security and water use security, smallholder farmer development and market access. She has received a Women in Science (rural development of women) award and a Wonder Women in Science (WWS) award in 2018. She is a Cornell University and STIAS Visiting Scholar.