Title Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa Priorities for Science and Policy under Global Change edited by John Dixon, Dennis P. Garrity, Jean-Marc Boffa, Timothy Olalekan Williams, Tilahun Amede

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Description 1 online resource illustrations, maps Series Earthscan Food and Agriculture Earthscan food and agriculture. Contents Part I. Africa through the farming systems lens: context and approach / John Dixon, Dennis Garrity, Jean-Marc Boffa, Adama Coulibaly, Medhat El-Helepi, Chris Auricht and George Mburathi -- Methods and data sources / Christopher M. Auricht, John Dixon, Jean-Marc Boffa, Harrij van Velthuizen and Günther Fischer -- Part II. Analysis of farming systems -- Maize mixed farming system: an engine for rural growth and poverty reduction / Malcolm Blackie, John Dixon, Maxwell Mudhara, Joseph Rusike, Sieglinde Snapp and Mulugetta Mekuria -- Agro-pastoral farming systems: achieving resilience under duress? / Jean-Marc Boffa, Minamba Bagayoko, John Sanders, Pierre Hiernaux, Shadreck Ncube and Justice Nyamangara -- The highland perennial farming system: sustainable intensification and the limits of farm size / J.K. Lynam -- The root and tuber crop farming system: diversity, complexity and productivity potential / Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, Godwin Asumugha, Emmanuel Njukwe and Malachy Akoroda -- The cereal-root crop mixed farming system: a potential bread basket transitioning to sustainable intensification / Amir Kassam, Eric Kueneman, Rosemary Lott, Theodor Friedrich, NeBambi Lutaladio, David Norman, Martin Bwalya, Anne-Sophie Poisot and Saidi Mkomwa -- The highland mixed farming system of Africa: diversifying livelihoods in fragile ecosystems / Tilahun Amede and Mulugeta Lemenih -- The tree crop farming system in the humid lowlands of Africa: stagnation, innovation and forest degradation / Jim Gockowski -- The pastoral farming system: balancing between tradition and transition / Jan de Leeuw, Philip Osano, Mohammed Said, Augustine Ayantunde, Sikhalazo Dube, Constance Neely, Anton Vrieling, Philip Thornton and Polly Ericksen -- The fish-based farming system: maintaining ecosystem health and flexible livelihood portfolios / Olivier Hamerlynck, Wanja Dorothy Nyingi, Jean-Luc Paul and Stéphanie Duvail -- The forest-based farming system: highly diverse, annual and perennial systems under threat / Stefan Hauser, Lindsey Norgrove, Eric Tollens, Christian Nolte, Valentina Robiglio, and James Gockowski -- Large-scale irrigated farming system: the potential and challenges to improve food security, livelihoods and ecosystem management / Timothy Olalekan Williams, Jean-Marc Faurès, Regassa Namara and Katherine Snyder -- The arid pastoral and oasis farming system: key centres for the development of trans-Saharan economies / Mahamadou Chaibou and Bernard Bonnet -- Perennial mixed and island farming systems: exploiting synergies for maximum system productivity / M. Mudhara, J.P. Lombard, A.R. Palmer and J. Dixon -- Urban and peri-urban farming systems: feeding cities and enhancing resilience / Diana Lee-Smith, Gordon Prain, Olufunke Cofie, René van Veenhuizen and Nancy Karanja -- Part III. Synthesis and conclusions -- Farming and food systems potentials / John Dixon, Jean-Marc Boffa, Timothy Olalekan Williams, Jan de Leeuw, Günther Fischer and Harrij van Velthuizen -- Ways forward: strategies for effective science, investments and policies for African farming and food systems / John Dixon, Dennis Garrity, George Mburathi, Jean-Marc Boffa, Tilahun Amede and Timothy O. Williams -- Conclusions: implementation of the farming systems approach for African food security / Dennis Garrity, John Dixon and George Mburathi Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes John Dixon is Principal Adviser Research & Program Manager, Cropping Systems and Economics, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia. Dennis Garrity is Senior Fellow at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), based in Nairobi, Kenya, UNCCD Drylands Ambassador, and Chair of the EverGreen Agriculture Partnership. Jean-Marc Boffa is Director of Terra Sana Projects and Associate Fellow of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya. Timothy Olalekan Williams is Regional Director for Africa at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), based in Accra, Ghana. Tilahun Amede is Principal Scientist and Systems Agronomist at the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya. Christopher Auricht is Managing Director of Auricht Projects, a niche international consulting firm based in Adelaide, Australia. Rosemary Lott is Director of Vegetation Connections Pty Ltd, and an Assistant Director, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Canberra, Australia. George Mburathi is a former FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Africa, Nairobi, Kenya Print version record Subject Agricultural systems -- Africa Farmers -- Africa -- Economic conditions Rural development -- Africa Food supply -- Africa Rural poor -- Africa Sustainable agriculture -- Africa TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture -- General Agricultural systems Farmers -- Economic conditions Food supply Rural development Rural poor Sustainable agriculture Africa Form Electronic book Author Dixon, John (John Mezies), editor, author. Garrity, Dennis P. editor author Boffa, Jean-Marc editor author Williams, Timothy O. editor author Tilahun Amede editor author Auricht, Christopher editor author Lott, Rosemary editor author Mburathi, George K. editor author ISBN 9781317332275 9781315658841 1315658844 131733227X 1317332261 9781317332251 1317332253 9781317332268

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