Climate Change and Multi-Dimensional Sustainability in African Agriculture: Climate Change and Sustainability in Agriculture

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Environmental Sustainability....Pages 3-11
Economic Sustainability....Pages 13-22
Institutional Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change: Empirical Insights from Irrigation Institutions in the Iringa Rural District, Tanzania....Pages 23-41
Climate Change and Social Sustainability: A Case for Polycentric Sustainabilities....Pages 43-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Land Degradation Neutrality: Will Africa Achieve It? Institutional Solutions to Land Degradation and Restoration in Africa....Pages 61-95
Extent of Salt-Affected Soils and Their Effects in Irrigated and Lowland Rain-Fed Rice Growing Areas of Southwestern Tanzania....Pages 97-126
Sustainability of Intensification of Smallholder Maize Production in Tanzania....Pages 127-148
Potentials for Rehabilitating Degraded Land in Tanzania....Pages 149-170
Economic Aspects of Genetic Resources in Addressing Agricultural Productivity in the Context of Climate Change....Pages 171-183
Soil and Nutrient Losses and the Role of Gender in Land Degradation in Southwestern Uganda....Pages 185-200
The Social Dimension of Water Management in an Era of Increasing Water Scarcity in Tanzania....Pages 201-212
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Managing Landscapes for Environmental Sustainability....Pages 215-225
Economic Impact of Drip Irrigation Regimes on Sorghum Production in Semi-arid Areas of Tanzania....Pages 227-240
Social Aspects of Water Governance in the Context of Climate Change and Agriculture....Pages 241-258
Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris Savi, L.) Production in Tanzania....Pages 259-279
Institutional Water Resources Management and Livelihood Adaptation: A Case from Kilombero Rural Areas, Tanzania....Pages 281-305
Institutional Aspects of Genetic Resources in Respect to Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 307-325
Crop Adaptation to Climate Change in SSA: The Role of Genetic Resources and Seed Systems....Pages 327-343
Updating Legacy Soil Maps for Climate Resilient Agriculture: A Case of Kilombero Valley, Tanzania....Pages 345-364
Measuring Agricultural Sustainability in Agroforestry Systems....Pages 365-394
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Experiences with Adopting the Catchment Approach in Sustainable Land Management: The Case of Kagera TAMP Tanzania....Pages 395-409
The Role of Forages in Sustainable Intensification of Crop-Livestock Agro-ecosystems in the Face of Climate Change: The Case for Landscapes in Babati, Northern Tanzania....Pages 411-430
Smart Strategies for Enhanced Agricultural Resilience and Food Security Under a Changing Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 431-453
Front Matter....Pages 455-455
Globalizing Environmental Sustainability: “2015 International Year of Soil” Transitioning to “2015–2024 International Decade of Soil”....Pages 457-466
From Ujamaa to Big Results Now: Sustainable Transformation of Tanzanian Agriculture in the Frame of Climate Change....Pages 467-482
Front Matter....Pages 483-483
Effect of Improved Plant Nutrition on Maize (Zea mays) and Rice (Oriza sativa) Grain Chemical Nutrient Content Under Smallholder Farming Systems in Tanzania....Pages 485-503
Public-Private Partnership for Sustainable Production and Marketing of Goat’s Milk in Light of Climate Change....Pages 505-524
Private Sector Actions to Enable Climate-Smart Agriculture in Small-Scale Farming in Tanzania....Pages 525-551
The Role of Selected Agroforestry Trees in Temperature Adaptation on Coffea arabica: A Case Study of the Moshi District, Tanzania....Pages 553-566
Front Matter....Pages 567-567
Addressing Climate Change Through Risk Mitigation: Welfare Implications of Index Insurance in Northeastern Tanzania....Pages 569-590
Assessing the Economic Value of El Niño-Based Seasonal Climate Forecasts for Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe....Pages 591-612
Front Matter....Pages 613-613
Kinds of Research: Relationship with Agricultural Research for Sustainability....Pages 615-637
Biological Inoculants for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa Smallholder Farming Systems....Pages 639-658
The Economics of Conservation Agriculture in Africa: Implications of Climate Change....Pages 659-677
Research and Development Priorities....Pages 679-694
Back Matter....Pages 695-717