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

• Main Authors: Sikora, Richard A., Terry, E. R., Vlek, Paul L. G., Chitja, Joyce
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2019; Taylor and Francis; University of Stellenbosch; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture
• Subjects: African Studies; Agrartechnik; Agribusiness and primary industries; Agricultural Development; Agricultural innovations; Agricultural innovations > Africa, Southern; Agricultural science; agricultural transformations; Agriculture; Agriculture and farming; Agriculture and Food; Agriculture and related technologies; Applied ecology; Biotic Pests; Commercial Biocontrol Agents; Development studies; Drivers; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; Environmental management; Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome; Ernährungssicherung; Export Premium Products; food production; Food Security; Food security > Africa, Southern; Geography; HPAI; Human geography; Industry and industrial studies; Innovation; Integrated Soil Fertility Management; Intensification; Interdisciplinary studies; Landwirtschaft; Moisture Content; National Agricultural Research Systems; Nonfiction; nongovernmental organizations; Pest control / plant diseases; Policy; Prostephanus Truncatus; Public Private Partnerships; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Regional / International studies; SADC Gender; Small Family Farms; SME Development; Soil Fertility; Soil Management; South Africa; Southern Africa; Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor; Stored Product Protection; Sustainability; Sustainable Agriculture; Sustainable agriculture > Africa, Southern; Südliches Afrika; Technology; Technology & Engineering; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes; The environment; Ökologischer Landbau; Commercial Biocontrol Agents; SME Development; Biotic Pests; Public Private Partnerships; SADC Gender; CSA; Integrated Soil Fertility Management; HPAI; Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor; Large Family; Soil Fertility; Stored Product Protection; SADC Region; Prostephanus Truncatus; Soil Management; Oestrus Synchronization; National Agricultural Research Systems; Heat Wave Days; Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome; Medium Scale Farms; Export Premium Products; Antimicrobial Resistance; Si; Smallholder Farming Systems; Moisture Content
• ISBN: 0429686641; 9780429686641; 9781138393530; 1138393533; 9781032083926; 1032083921; 0429686633; 9780429686634; 9780429401701; 9780429686627; 0429686625; 0429401701
• DOI: 10.4324/9780429401701

This book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges facing agriculture and food production in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is facing numerous challenges from diverse issues such as agricultural transformations, growing populations, urbanization and climate change. These challenges place great pressure on food security, agriculture, water availability and other natural resources, as well as impacting biodiversity. Drawing on case studies from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the chapters in this book consider these challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering key areas in constraints to production, the most important building blocks of good farming practices, and established and emerging technologies. This book will be a valuable support for informing new policies and processes aimed at improving food production and security and developing sustainable agriculture in Southern Africa. This informative volume will be key reading for those interested in agricultural science, African studies, rural studies, development studies and sustainability. It will also be a valuable resource for policymakers, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and agricultural practitioners. This title has been made available as Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CCBY-NC-ND) license and can be accessed here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429401701