Overview
Discusses sustainable productivity and natural resource management in African agriculture
Assesses innovative technologies for use on smallholder farms
Addresses some key Sustainable Development Goals to improve ecosystem resilience for better livelihoods
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Introduction
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Conservation Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration, and Soil and Water Management
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Sustainable Crop/Livestock/Aquaculture/Fish Production
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About this book
Contributions are based on 'Capacity Building for Managing Climate Change in Malawi' (CABMACC), a five-year program with an overall goal to improve livelihoods and food security through innovative responses and enhanced capacity of adaptation to climate change. Readers will discover more about sustainable crop production, climate smart agriculture, on-farm energy supply from biogas and the potential of soil carbon sequestration in crop-livestock systems.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Andy Safalaoh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi.
Dr. Nyambilia A. Amuri is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Soil and Geological Sciences at Sokoine University of Agriculture.
Dr. Lars Olav Eik is a Professor in the Department of International Environment and Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Dr. Bishal Sitaula is a Professor in the Department of International Environment and Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Dr. Rattan Lal is a Professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, at the Ohio State University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa
Editors: Bal Ram Singh, Andy Safalaoh, Nyambilila A. Amuri, Lars Olav Eik, Bishal K. Sitaula, Rattan Lal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37536-2Published: 18 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37539-3Published: 18 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-37537-9Published: 17 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 637
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 98 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate Change, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Sustainable Development, Natural Resources, Agriculture