Description: Conservation Agriculture in Africa by Saidi Mkomwa, Amir Kassam, Mohamed Annabi, Haithem Bahri, Mloza Banda, Gotlieb Basch, Richard Bell, Alexandra Bot, Trent W. Bunderson, Martin Bwalya Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Conservation Agriculture (the use of no tillage systems) to preserve soil structure and integrity has become an increasingly important step towards sustainable farming. This book brings together conservation agriculture and climate smart decision making processes for the first time, focusing on Africa. Publisher Description Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions. This is especially so in Africa where traditional agricultural practices have become unsustainable due to severe exploitation of natural resources with negative impacts on the environment and food system. In addition, agricultural land use in Africa today faces major challenges including increased costs, climate change and a need to transform to more sustainable production intensification systems. Conservation Agriculture has emerged as a major alternative sustainable climate smart agriculture approach in Africa and has spread to many African countries in the past decade as more development and research, including in sustainable mechanization, has enabled its extension and uptake. It is key to transforming Africas agriculture and food system given its ability to restore soil health, biodiversity and productivity of millions of smallholder farms as well as larger-scale farms. This landmark volume is based on the material presented at the Second Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 9-12 October 2018. The main theme of the Congress was Making Climate Smart Agriculture Real in Africa with Conservation Agriculture: Supporting the Malabo Declaration and Agenda 2063. The Congress was aligned to mobilize stakeholders in all agriculture sectors to provide greater technical, institutional, development and investment support, impetus and direction to the vision and agenda for transforming African agriculture as set out by the Malabo Declaration and Agenda 2063. This book is aimed at all agricultural stakeholders in the public, private and civil sectors in Africa engaged in supporting the transformation of conventional tillage agriculture to Conservation Agriculture. The book will be of interest to: researchers, academics, students, development stakeholders, public and private sector investors and policy makers as well as institutional libraries across the world. Author Biography Saidi Mkomwa (Edited By)Saidi Mkomwa is: (i) Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) since 2008, (ii) Member of the International Steering Committee hosting the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th World Conservation Agriculture Congresses, (iii) Member of the Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) of ICRAFs Drylands Development Programme (DRYDEV), since 2016, (iv) Registered professional member of the Engineers Registration Board of Tanzania, since 2002, and (v) Technical Secretary of the International Conservation Agriculture Advisory Panel for Africa (ICAAP-Africa)Amir H Kassam (Edited By)Amir Kassam is: (i) Moderator of the FAO-hosted Global Platform for Conservation Agriculture Community of Practice (CA-CoP), (ii) Chairman of the International Conservation Agriculture Advisory Panel for Africa (ICAAP-Africa); (iii) Vice-Chairman of the Conservation Agriculture Association of the United Kingdom (CA-UK); (iv) a Member of the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF); (v) Visiting Professor in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, UK, where he teaches Conservation Agriculture; (vi) Convener of the Land Husbandry Group of the Tropical Agriculture Association (TAA), UK, Member of the Strategic Steering Group of the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI), UNEP, and Board member of the Asian Center of Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (ACISAI) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok. Kassam is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK), and a member of several international advisory committees, Boards and Panels. He is cited in several Who is Who in the UK and the USA. He has published widely. In 2005, Kassam was awarded an OBE in the Queens Honours List for services to tropical agriculture and to rural development. Details ISBN 1789245745 ISBN-13 9781789245745 Title Conservation Agriculture in Africa Author Saidi Mkomwa, Amir Kassam, Mohamed Annabi, Haithem Bahri, Mloza Banda, Gotlieb Basch, Richard Bell, Alexandra Bot, Trent W. Bunderson, Martin Bwalya Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 536 Publisher CABI Publishing GE_Item_ID:161771092; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. 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ISBN-13: 9781789245745
Book Title: Conservation Agriculture in Africa
Number of Pages: 536 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Conservation Agriculture in Africa : Climate Smart Agricultural Development
Publisher: CAbi
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 1.4 in
Subject: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture / General, Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 51.2 Oz
Item Length: 9.6 in
Author: Amir H. Kassam
Subject Area: Nature, Technology & Engineering
Item Width: 6.8 in
Format: Hardcover
