Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability Under Changing Climate in Africa

      • Bal Ram Singh, Andy Safalaoh, Nyambilila A. Amuri, Lars Olav Eik, Bishal K. Sitaula, Rattan Lal

      Pages 3-19

3. Conservation Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration, and Soil and Water Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. The Prospects for Conservation Agriculture in Ethiopia

      • Jens B. Aune

      Pages 23-39

   3. Land Use Changes and Sustainable Land Management Practices for Soil Carbon Sequestration in Sub-Saharan African Agro-ecosystems

      • Kennedy Were, Bal Ram Singh, George Ayaga

      Pages 41-59

   4. Gendered Adaptation and Coping Mechanisms to Climate Variability in Eastern Uganda Rice Farming Systems

      • Thelma Akongo, Charity Chonde

      Pages 61-92

   5. Integrated Soil Fertility Management Based on Pigeon Pea and Cowpea Cropping Systems Influences Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Yields and Quality of Subsequent Maize on Alfisols in Central Malawi

      • Keston O. W. Njira, Ernest Semu, Jerome P. Mrema, Patson C. Nalivata

      Pages 93-113

   6. A Hydrological Assessment of Wetlands in Lilongwe Peri-urban Areas: A Case of Njewa Catchment, Lilongwe, Malawi

      • Abel K. Mkulama, Austin Tibu, Kenneth Wiyo

      Pages 115-125

4. Sustainable Crop/Livestock/Aquaculture/Fish Production

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127

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   2. Productivity and Chemical Composition of Maize Stover and Rice Straw Under Smallholder Farming Systems Intensification in Tanzania

      • Ephraim J. Mtengeti, Eva Mtengeti, Lars Olav Eik

      Pages 129-145

   3. Intensification of Sorghum and Pearl Millet Production in the Sahel-Sudanian Climatic Zones of Mali

      • Adama Coulibaly, Jens B. Aune

      Pages 147-158

   4. Impact of Climate Variability on the Use and Exposure of Pesticides in Sugarcane Production in Malawi

      • Trust Kasambala Donga, Richard Meadow, Bishal K. Sitaula, Ole M. Eklo

      Pages 159-173

   5. Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu District, Tanzania

      • T. N. Bwana, Nyambilila A. Amuri, E. Semu, J. E. Olesen, A. Henningsen, M. R. Baha et al.

      Pages 175-200

   6. In Search of Climate-Smart Feeds: The Potential of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum, L.) to Replace Maize as an Energy Feed Ingredient in Broiler Diets in Malawi

      • Andrews C. L. Safalaoh, Edith Kavala

      Pages 201-212

   7. Climate Change and Weather Variability Effects on Cattle Production: Perception of Cattle Keepers in Chikwawa, Malawi

      • Janet Nanganga, Andrews C. L. Safalaoh

      Pages 213-225

   8. A Cohort Study of Reproductive Performance, Associated Infections and Management Factors in Zebu Cows from Smallholder Farms in Malawi

      • M. A. Bhatti, W. Chanza, S. Klevar, L. A. Kamwanja, T. B. Klem, D. C. Jansen et al.

      Pages 227-238

   9. Effect of Dry Season Supplement Feeding of Malawi Zebu Cows on Reproductive Performance, Lactation and Weight Gain in Calves

      • M. A. Bhatti, W. Chanza, L. A. Kamwanja, S. Chikomola, M. Chipandula, A. Chikaonda et al.

      Pages 239-248

   10. Effects of Concentrate Supplementation on the Fatty Acid Composition of Fat Depots in Crossbred Goats

       • D. E. Mushi, L. O. Eik

       Pages 249-265

   11. Goat Milk Quality and Possible Dairy Products from Rural Households of Tanzania and Malawi Under the Farmer-Processor Partnership

       • I. A. Ketto, G. Msalya, F. Chigwa, R. K. Abrahamsen, L. O. Eik, G. C. Kifaro et al.

       Pages 267-285

This book discusses knowledge-based sustainable agro-ecological and natural resource management systems and best practices for sustained agricultural productivity and ecosystem resilience for better livelihoods under a changing climate. With a focus on agriculture in Africa, the book assesses innovative technologies for use on smallholder farms, and addresses some of the key Sustainable Development Goals to guide innovative responses and enhanced adaptation methods for coping with climate change.

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.


    

• Agricultural productivity
• Natural resource management
• Climate smart agriculture
• Value addition and policies
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• CABMACC
• Managing climate change in Malawi
• Sustainable smallholder farms
• climate change
• climate change impacts
• natural resources and energy economics

• Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

  Bal Ram Singh

• Animal Science Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi

  Andy Safalaoh

• Department of Soil and Geological Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

  Nyambilila A. Amuri

• Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

  Lars Olav Eik, Bishal K. Sitaula

• School of Environment and Natural Resources, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

  Rattan Lal

Dr. Bal Ram Singh is a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. 

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. 

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