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1 online resource (211 pages) |
| Series |
Pathways to Sustainability |
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Pathways to sustainability series
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| Contents |
ADAPTING TO CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE- FRONT COVER; ADAPTING TO CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE ; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS ; ILLUSTRATIONS ; Figures; Tables; Boxes; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; ABBREVIATIONS ; CHAPTER 1: NARRATIVES OF CHANGE IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE; The settings and scope of the book ; Conceptual background: unpacking uncertainty and knowledge politics ; Overview of chapters ; Conclusion ; Notes ; References ; PART I: UNCERTAINTY FROM ABOVE AND BELOW; References |
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CHAPTER 2: CONSTRUCTING UNCERTAINTY 'FROM ABOVE': KNOWLEDGE AND NARRATIVES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONComplex science for complex systems ; Climate model outputs and incomplete knowledge ; Closing down to probabilistic forecasts and quantified uncertainty ; Prospects for opening up climate science ; Conclusion ; Notes ; References ; CHAPTER 3: CONSTRUCTING UNCERTAINTY 'FROM BELOW': CONTINUAL ADAPTATION IN KENYAN SMALLHOLDER FARMING; Knowledge production in a context of uncertainty ; Information gaps and unknowns ; Value judgements and ambiguities |
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Closing down and opening up: socially constructed barriers to adaptation Conclusion ; References ; PART II: TECHNOLOGIES OF AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; References ; CHAPTER 4: BREEDING FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE: THE CASE OF 'DROUGHT-TOLERANT' AND 'WATER-EFFICIENT' MAIZE FOR AFRICA; The DTMA and WEMA narratives of future agriculture ; Ambiguous breeding and uncertain performance ; Assumptions about farmer adoption and socio-economic impacts ; Contested priorities: GM as the best technology for breeding? ; Closed-down crop breeding: exclusive science and intellectual ownership ; Conclusion ; Notes |
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Platform technologies: from scaling up to scaling down Opening up to ambiguity in climate smart agriculture ; Discussion ; Notes ; References ; CHAPTER 7: GOVERNING ADAPTATION IN AFRICA'S AGRICULTURAL FUTURE; Case study: a decade of debate over biosafety regulation in Kenya ; Actors, narratives, knowledge and power ; Social learning and the governance of agricultural futures ; Reflecting on incomplete knowledge and smartness ; Achieving good governance: challenges and opportunities ; Conclusions ; Notes ; References ; INDEX |
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References CHAPTER 5: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE IN ZAMBIA AND MALAWI; The historical development of a conservation agriculture narrative ; A review of incomplete knowledge and contested evidence bases ; Scaling up and closing down: space for alternative knowledge and narratives? ; Conclusion ; Notes ; References ; CHAPTER 6: WHAT IS CLIMATE 'SMARTNESS'?: A REVIEW OF CASE STUDIES OF 'CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE'; Incomplete knowledge and narratives of climate smart agriculture ; Technology adoption as climate smartness? |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Africa
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Crops and climate -- Africa
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Agricultural ecology -- Africa
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Sustainable agriculture -- Africa
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Climatic changes -- Africa
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Farms, Small -- Africa
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Agricultural ecology.
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Agriculture -- Environmental aspects.
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Climatic changes.
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Crops and climate.
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Farms, Small.
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Sustainable agriculture.
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Africa.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315725680 |
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1315725681 |
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