Climate change and multi-dimensional sustainability in African agriculture : climate change and sustainability in agriculture /
Rattan Lal . . . [et al.]
- xxiv, 717p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25cm
Contents:
Part I: Multi-dimensional sustainability Environmental sustainability Economic sustainability Institutional sustainability in the face of climate change: empirical insights from irrigation institutions in Iringa rural district, Tanzania etc.
Part II: Sustainable management of natural resources Land degradation neutrality: will Africa achieve it? Institutional solutions to land degradation and restoration Extent of salt-affected soils and their effects in irrigated and lowland rain-fed rice growing areas of southwestern Sustainability of intensification of smallholder maize production in Tanzania etc.
Part III: Integrated management of natural resources and value chains Managing landscapes for environmental sustainability Economic impact of drip irrigation regimes on sorghum production in semi-arid areas of Tanzania Social aspects of water governance in the context of climate change and agriculture etc.
Part IV: Outreach and extension Globalizing environment sustainability: "2015 international year of soil" transitioning to "2015-2024 international decade of soil" From Ujamaa to big results now: sustainable transformation of Tanzanian agriculture in the frame of climate change
Part V: Private sector solutions Effect of improved plant nutrition on maize (Zea mays) and rice (Oriza sativa) grain chemical nutrient content under smallholder farming systems in Tanzania Public-private partnership for sustainable production and marketing of goat's milk in light of climate change etc.