| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 816 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color) |
| Series |
Sustainability sciences in Asia and Africa |
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Sustainability sciences in Asia and Africa
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| Contents |
Part I. Progress towards sustainable intensification and climate change -- 1. Introduction: Agroforestry for sustaining the global agriculture in changed environment -- 2. Agroforestry matches the evolving climate change mitigation and adaptation agenda in Asia and Africa -- 3. Farmer managed natural regeneration in Africa: evidence for climate change mitigation and adaptation in drylands -- 4. Urban and peri-urban agroforestry to sustain livelihood and food security in the face of global environmental change and epidemic threats -- Part II. Landscape restoration and combating desertification -- 5. Agroforestry for climate change resilience in degraded landscapes -- 6. The great green wall initiatives and opportunities for integration of dryland agroforestry to mitigate desertification -- 7. Silvopastoral systems on degraded lands for soil carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation -- 8. Utilization of saline and other poor-quality waters to sustain agroforestry production -- 9. Potential of agroforestry systems for food security, climate change mitigation, landscape restoration and disaster risk reduction in Nepal -- Part III. Biodiversity and ecosystem services -- 10. The role of agroforestry systems for enhancing biodiversity and provision of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes in Southeast Asia -- 11. Potentials of indigenous fruit trees in enhancing nutrition, income and biodiversity conservation in African agroforestry -- 12. Ethnic homestead gardens: diversity, management and conservation -- 13. Agroforestry for plant diversity and livelihood security in Southwest Asia -- 14. Achieving biodiversity conservation, livelihood security and sustainable development goals through agroforestry in coastal and island regions of India and South East Asia -- 15. Biodiversity and ecosystems services of the agroforestry systems of the Himalayan region: an overview -- 16. Soil biodiversity and litter decomposition in agroforestry systems of the tropical regions of Asia and Africa -- Part IV. Analytical approaches and policy perspective -- 17. Agroforestry suitability mapping: a geospatial approach for quantifying land potential for intensification -- 18. Agroforestry as a climate-smart agriculture: strategic interventions, current practices and policies -- 19. Agroforestry as a key intervention to achieve nationally determined contribution (NDC) targets -- 20. Potential of traditional agroforestry systems for intensification of agriculture and meeting global goals: lessons from Asia and Africa -- 21. A framework for analysing spatial patterns and extent of influence by single trees on ecosystem properties in agroforestry -- 22. Integrating Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala in agroforestry for adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Asia and Africa -- 23. Payment for ecosystem services from agroforestry: case studies and lessons -- 24. Agroforestry for sustaining industrial raw materials: experience from a value chain leveraged consortium model -- 25. Synthesis: agroforestry for sustainable intensification of agriculture in Asia and Africa -- Index |
| Summary |
This edited book opens up new vistas for sustainable intensification in agriculture to provide food to ever growing population as well as adapting to the risks of global environmental change. Diverting from conventional agriculture, the book explores new dimensions and concepts that have been identified for future research and development in sustaining agriculture in Asia and Africa regions. The chapters are written by leading researchers and practitioners in the field of agroforestry. The book demonstrates how agroforestry could be instrumental in bringing stability and sustainability in agricultural production. It offers sustainable solutions for the impending problems of climate change, ecosystem degradation, declining agricultural productivity, and uncertain food security. It is an essential resource for students in agroforestry courses, as well as a valuable introduction to the field for professionals in related areas |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Agroforestry -- Asia
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Agroforestry -- Africa
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Sustainable agriculture -- Asia
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Sustainable agriculture -- Africa
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Agroforestry
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Sustainable agriculture
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Africa
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Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dagar, J. C., editor.
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Gupta, Sharda Rani, editor
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Gudeta Sileshi, editor.
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| ISBN |
9811946027 |
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9789811946028 |
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