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Science, Policy and Politics of Modern Agricultural System

Global Context to Local Dynamics of Sustainable Agriculture

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Mohamed Behnassi

    1. Economics and Social Sciences, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir Faculty of Law, Agadir, Morocco

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  2. Shabbir A. Shahid

    1. Salinity Management, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.

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  3. Nazia Mintz-Habib

    1. Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  • Fully explores linkages between sustainable agricultural development and environmental, socio-economic dynamics
  • Shows how soil degradation affects agricultural productivity and sustainability
  • Includes case studies on the function of modern agricultural systems
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Sustainable Agricultural Development Face to Environmental, Economic and Social Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Agricultural and Food System—Global Change Nexus: Dynamics and Policy Implications

      • Mohamed Behnassi, Shabbir A. Shahid, R. Gopichandran
      Pages 3-13

    3. Challenges Facing the Macroeconomic Policy for Sustainable Development in Agriculture—Based on the Model of Organic Agriculture in Bulgaria

      • Vania Ivanova, Ekaterina Sotirova
      Pages 15-28

    4. Environmentally Sound and Commercially Sustainable Agricultural Development in Nigeria

      • Usman Haruna, Mohammed Bashir Umar
      Pages 29-45

    5. Some Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Farmers’ Participation of Agricultural Extension Education Efforts: A Case Study in Northeastern Thailand

      • Seksak Chouichom
      Pages 47-60

    6. Factors Influencing the Choice of Inorganic contrasting to Organic Practices in Irish Potato Production and Viable Actions to Reverse the Trend: A Case Study of Kisoro District, South-Western Uganda

      • Joy Samantha Bongyereire
      Pages 61-81

    7. Moroccan Agriculture Facing Climate Change: Adaptation and Local Distribution of the Value Added

      • Salma Daoud, Abdelkader Lyagoubi, M. Cherif Harrouni
      Pages 83-95

    8. Economic Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Productivity in Bangladesh: A Ricardian Approach

      • M. A. Monayem Miah, A. K. Enamul Haque, Sahadat Hossain
      Pages 97-108

    9. Farmers’ Attitude Toward the Traditional and Modern Irrigation

      • Abdullah Awad Al-Zaidi, Mirza B. Baig, Elhag Ahmed Elhag, Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Juhani
      Pages 109-122

  3. Impacts of Soil Degradation in Terms of Agricultural Productivity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Using Expert System for Sustainable Agriculture and Capacity Building in Degraded Soils

      • Gehan Abdel Hakeem Ibrahim Sallam
      Pages 125-140

    3. Managing Degraded Lands for Realizing Sustainable Agriculture Through Environmental Friendly Technologies

      • Mirza B. Baig, Shabir A. Shahid
      Pages 141-164

    4. Land Suitability Evaluation for Jatropha (Jatropha Curcas L.) Plantation in Indonesia

      • Anny Mulyani, Adi Priyono, Fahmuddin Agus
      Pages 165-180

    5. Physiological Adaptation of Alfalfa Genotypes to Salt Stress (One of Deleterious Impacts of Climate Change)

      • Masoud Torabi, Ridzwan A. Halim, Rajab Choukan
      Pages 181-194
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About this book

This book arises from a 2011 international conference entitled Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for an Environmentally and Socially-Balanced Growth (ICCAFFE2011), organized by the North-South Center for Social Sciences (NRCS) in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany and the Institute for Research and Development (IRD), France. Coverage focuses on the agricultural sector and helps improve understanding of the relationships between agriculture and the environment and between human communities and nature, so as to sustainably manage agricultural development. The contributors analyze the interdependence between sustainable agricultural development and environmental, economic and social dynamics; assess the impacts of soil degradation on agricultural productivity; present ways to enhance livestock production and recommend mechanisms for managing links between agro-biodiversity, climate change and livelihoods. Part I examines sustainable agriculture development and environmental, economic and social dynamics, addressing topics such as global climate change, agriculture and challenges including socio-economic factors, adaptation, poverty reduction and water management. Part II covers the impacts of soil degradation on agricultural productivity and discusses the use of expert systems to assess and manage degraded lands, agricultural productivity, land suitability and rehabilitation. Part III focuses on livestock production enhancements, such as feed resources and supplemental feeds for animals and capacity building for women in dairy management. Part IV shares the outcomes of research in agro-biodiversity, climate change and livelihoods, addressing topics such as co-management of forests, carbon consumption models, biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration and scarce mangrove forests. Current environmental and agro-ecologicalresearch focuses on understanding the cause-consequence relationships between specific agricultural practices and land use and the responses at different levels of ecosystems. This book is intended to contribute to this discussion.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Economics and Social Sciences, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir Faculty of Law, Agadir, Morocco

    Mohamed Behnassi

  • Salinity Management, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Shabbir A. Shahid

  • Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Nazia Mintz-Habib

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