Sustainable intensification to advance food security and enhance climate resilience in Africa
This 32-chapter volume represents the core of several oral and poster presentations made at the conference. In addition to Introduction and Conclusion sections, the book is thematically divided into 7 sections, namely, 1) Land Use and Farming Systems, 2) Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yield, 3) S...
| Other Authors: | Lal, R.,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
[2014]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxii, 665 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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| Summary: |
This 32-chapter volume represents the core of several oral and poster presentations made at the conference. In addition to Introduction and Conclusion sections, the book is thematically divided into 7 sections, namely, 1) Land Use and Farming Systems, 2) Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yield, 3) Soil Nutrient and Water Management for Carbon Sequestration, 4) Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands through Forestry and Agroforestry, 5) Management of Animal Production for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 6) Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change, and 7) Economic, Social and Policy Issues. It addresses th. |
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Includes index. ReferencesPart II: Land Use and Farming System; Chapter 2: Geopedological and Landscape Dynamic Controls on Productivity Potentials and Constraints in Selected Spatial Entiti ... ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Geographical Settings; 2.3 Data Sources and Analysis; 2.4 The Geopedological Construct; 2.5 Landscape Dynamics and Agricultural Productivity; 2.5.1 Geomorphological Landscape, Productivity Constraints, and Opportunities; 2.5.2 Soil and Terrain Influences on Agricultural Suitability; 2.5.3 Soil Quality and Soil Types; 2.6 Landscape Degrading Processes; 2.6.1 Soil Erosion. Preface; Contents; Editors Biographies; Abbreviations; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Sustainable Intensification for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change and Advancement of Food Security in Afr ... ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Population and Food Imbalance; 1.3 Soil, Water and Biotic Resources; 1.4 Predominant Cropping/Farming Systems; 1.5 Impacts of Climate Change on Agronomic Yield in Africa; 1.6 Strategies for Sustainable Soil Managers in Sub-Sahara Africa; 1.7 Technological Options for Sustainable Intensification; 1.8 Gaseous Emissions and Soil Carbon Sequestration; 1.9 Conclusions. 2.6.2 Trends and Implications in Land Use and Coverage Change2.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Land Degradation and Soil Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses and Their Implication for Food Security in Southern Et ... ; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Land Degradation in Ethiopia; 3.3 Loss of Biodiversity; 3.4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Turnover in Agricultural and Forest Soils; 3.5 Factors Controlling the Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter; 3.6 Soil Organic Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses in the Gambo District, Southern Ethiopia. 3.6.1 Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Stock Under AF and F Land Uses of Chronosequences3.6.2 SOC, N Stocks and C Pool Under Short Rotation Plantations; 3.6.3 Rates of SOC and N Losses in Soils Under the Chronosequences of AF and F Land Uses; 3.6.4 Litter Fall and Annual Production in Short Rotation Plantations; 3.6.5 Litter Decomposition; 3.6.6 Soil Quality; 3.7 Conclusions, Recommendations and Research Perspectives; References; Chapter 4: Land Use Impact on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Storage in a Typical Dry Land District in Tigray, Norther ... ; 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Materials and Methods4.2.1 Soil Sampling and Analysis; 4.2.2 Statistical Analysis; 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 Effects of Land Use on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Concentrations; 4.3.2 Amount and Rates of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Accumulation Under Different Land Uses; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Climate Risk Management Through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Case Study Countries; 5.2.1 Current National, Regional, and International Efforts to Address the Negative Effects of Climate Change and Variability. This 32-chapter volume represents the core of several oral and poster presentations made at the conference. In addition to Introduction and Conclusion sections, the book is thematically divided into 7 sections, namely, 1) Land Use and Farming Systems, 2) Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yield, 3) Soil Nutrient and Water Management for Carbon Sequestration, 4) Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands through Forestry and Agroforestry, 5) Management of Animal Production for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 6) Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change, and 7) Economic, Social and Policy Issues. It addresses th. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxii, 665 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: |
ReferencesPart II: Land Use and Farming System; Chapter 2: Geopedological and Landscape Dynamic Controls on Productivity Potentials and Constraints in Selected Spatial Entiti ... ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Geographical Settings; 2.3 Data Sources and Analysis; 2.4 The Geopedological Construct; 2.5 Landscape Dynamics and Agricultural Productivity; 2.5.1 Geomorphological Landscape, Productivity Constraints, and Opportunities; 2.5.2 Soil and Terrain Influences on Agricultural Suitability; 2.5.3 Soil Quality and Soil Types; 2.6 Landscape Degrading Processes; 2.6.1 Soil Erosion. |
| ISBN: |
9783319093604 3319093606 3319093592 9783319093598 |