Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa: Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes

ISBN-13: 9781032083926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 348 str.

Richard A. Sikora; Eugene R. Terry; Paul L. G. Vlek

Opis

This book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges facing agriculture and food production in Southern Africa.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.