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Food Security Among Small-Scale Agricultural Producers in Southern Africa
Josephine Phillip Msangi
出版
Springer
, 2014-08-29
主題
Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General
Science / Global Warming & Climate Change
Science / Environmental Science
Science / Earth Sciences / Geography
Business & Economics / General
Science / Life Sciences / Horticulture
Business & Economics / Development / Sustainable Development
Social Science / Human Geography
Business & Economics / Distribution
ISBN
3319094955
9783319094953
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ibdjBAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
The book focuses on food security highlighting the role of indigenous knowledge and scientific research in addressing the plight of poor small-scale agricultural producers. Rapidly growing global population and global policies and management governing sustainability, hunger, food security and poverty alleviation are discussed. Additionally, impacts of probable climate change, research on land productivity and performance of dependable food crops i.e. cassava and pearl millet are discussed. Analyzed in great detail are roles of small stock, urban/peri-urban agriculture and advantages of climate-smart agriculture and participatory research in enhancing food security of the small-scale agricultural producers in Southern Africa.