Rainfed Farming Systems

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Principles of a Systems Approach to Agriculture....Pages 3-43
Types of Rainfed Farming Systems Around the World....Pages 45-74
A Systems Approach to Climate Risk in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 75-100
Water Availability and Use in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 101-132
Plant Nutrient Management in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 133-147
Principles and Management of Soil Biological Factors for Sustainable Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 149-184
Technological Change in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 185-214
Weed Management in Rainfed Agricultural Systems....Pages 215-232
Principles and Methods for Sustainable Disease Management in Rainfed Agricultural Systems....Pages 233-251
Sustainable Pest Management in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 253-270
Interactions Between Crop and Livestock Activities in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 271-298
Economic and Social Influences on the Nature, Functioning and Sustainability of Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 299-319
Farming Systems Design....Pages 321-337
Soil Organic Carbon – Role in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 339-361
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Rainfed Farming Systems in the West Asia–North Africa (WANA) Region....Pages 365-393
Rainfed Farming Systems in South Africa....Pages 395-432
Farming Systems, Emerging Farmers and Land Reform in the Limpopo Province of South Africa....Pages 433-449
Modernisation of Eritrean Rainfed Farming Systems Through a Conservation Farming Systems Approach....Pages 451-466
Rainfed Farming Systems on the Canadian Prairies....Pages 467-510
Rainfed Farming Systems in the USA....Pages 511-560
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Rainfed Agroecosystems in South America....Pages 561-601
Important Rainfed Farming Systems of South Asia....Pages 603-641
Rainfed Farming Systems in the Loess Plateau of China....Pages 643-669
Farming Systems in the Valleys of Central Tibet....Pages 671-689
Rainfed Farming Systems of North-Eastern Australia....Pages 691-713
Diversity and Evolution of Rainfed Farming Systems in Southern Australia....Pages 715-754
Front Matter....Pages 755-755
Using Monitoring and Evaluation for Continuous Improvement of Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 757-776
More from Less – Improvements in Precipitation Use Efficiency in Western Australian Wheat Production....Pages 777-790
Transforming Farming Systems: Expanding the Production of Soybeans in Ontario....Pages 791-803
The Social Dimensions of Mixed Farming Systems....Pages 805-821
A Study in the Development of a Farm System on the Canadian Prairies....Pages 823-839
Improving Traditional Crop-Pasture Farming Systems with Lucerne South East Australia....Pages 841-859
Use of Conservation Agriculture to Improve Farming Systems in Developing Countries....Pages 861-873
Using Conservation Agriculture and Precision Agriculture to Improve a Farming System....Pages 875-900
Risk Management Strategies and Decision Support Systems in Agriculture....Pages 901-921
Front Matter....Pages 923-923
The Emergence of ‘Farming Systems’ Approaches to Grains Research, Development and Extension....Pages 925-941
Farmer Decision-Making in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 943-968
When Culture and Science Meet, the Tension Can Mount....Pages 969-989
Advances in No-Till Farming Technologies and Soil Compaction Management in Rainfed Farming Systems....Pages 991-1014
No-Tillage Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa....Pages 1015-1042
Front Matter....Pages 1043-1043
A Comparison of Three Farms in South Australia....Pages 1045-1071
Ruradene, South Australia....Pages 1073-1083
Lindene South Australia....Pages 1085-1091
Developments in a Mixed Farming System in Southern New South Wales, Australia....Pages 1093-1102
The Development and Operation of No-till Farming in Northern New South Wales (NSW), Australia....Pages 1103-1121
Farming System Development in North Central Victoria Australia....Pages 1123-1134
The Jochinke Farm Victoria, Australia....Pages 1135-1140
The Halford Farm Saskatchewan, Canada....Pages 1141-1155
Four Farms in the USA....Pages 1157-1184
Summing Up....Pages 1185-1235
Glossary....Pages 1237-1280
Back Matter....Pages 1281-1337