Sustainable Intensification to Advance Food Security and Enhance Climate Resilience in Africa

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Sustainable Intensification for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change and Advancement of Food Security in Africa....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Geopedological and Landscape Dynamic Controls on Productivity Potentials and Constraints in Selected Spatial Entities in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 21-44
Land Degradation and Soil Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses and Their Implication for Food Security in Southern Ethiopia....Pages 45-62
Land Use Impact on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Storage in a Typical Dry Land District in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia....Pages 63-73
Climate Risk Management Through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 75-111
Effects of Land Cover Changes on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Stocks in the Eastern Mau Forest Reserve, Kenya....Pages 113-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Soil Erosion Hazard Under the Current and Potential Climate Change Induced Loss of Soil Organic Matter in the Upper Blue Nile (Abay) River Basin, Ethiopia....Pages 137-163
Climate Change and Crop Yield in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 165-183
Factors in Smallholder Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts in the Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, Tanzania....Pages 185-200
Using Climate and Crop Simulation Models for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Agronomic Practices and Productivity....Pages 201-219
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Microdosing of Mineral Fertilizer and Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 223-234
Approaches to Reinforce Crop Productivity Under Rain-fed Conditions in Sub-humid Environments in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 235-253
Effect of In Situ Soil Water Harvesting Techniques and Local Plant Nutrient Sources on Grain Yield of Drought-Resistant Sorghum Varieties in Semi-arid Zone, Tanzania....Pages 255-271
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Restoration of Degraded Lands Affected by Salinization Process Under Climate Change Conditions: Impacts on Food Security in the Senegal River Valley....Pages 275-288
Tree Integration in Banana-Based Cropping Systems: A Case Study of Jinja, Uganda....Pages 289-304
Management Practices/Techniques Commonly Used in Niger Republic, West Africa....Pages 305-314
Soil Organic Carbon Stocks of the Kitonga Catchment Forest Reserve, Tanzania: Variation with Elevation....Pages 315-327
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Alternative Goat Kid-Rearing Systems for Improved Performance and Milk Sharing Between Humans and Offspring in Climate Change Mitigation....Pages 331-341
Reducing GHG Emissions from Traditional Livestock Systems to Mitigate Changing Climate and Biodiversity....Pages 343-365
Feeding Strategies for Improved Beef Productivity and Reduced GHG Emission in Tanzania: Effect of Type of Finish-Feeding on Carcass Yield and Meat Quality of Zebu Steers....Pages 367-382
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Enhancing Resilience of Food Production Systems Under Changing Climate and Soil Degradation in Semi-arid and Highlands of Tanzania....Pages 385-405
A Risk-Based Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation in Dryland Systems Based on an Understanding of Potential Production, Soil Resistance and Resilience, and Social Stability....Pages 407-424
Use of Conservation Tillage and Cropping Systems to Sustain Crop Yields Under Drought Conditions in Zambia....Pages 425-439
Sustainable Intensification of Maize and Rice in Smallholder Farming Systems Under Climate Change in Tanzania....Pages 441-465
Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change in Semi-arid Areas of Tanzania: Experiences from Iramba and Meatu Districts....Pages 467-485
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Exploring the Meso-level of Agricultural Carbon Finance Projects....Pages 489-513
Community, Climate Change, and Sustainable Intensification: Why Gender Is Important....Pages 515-531
Designing Environmental Instruments to Finance Agricultural Intensification Through the Clean Development Mechanism: Direct Cost Subsidy Versus Tax Cut Under Asymmetric Information....Pages 533-553
Farming Systems in Tanzania: Empirical Evidence of Changes in Livelihood Patterns and Poverty Among Smallholder Farmers....Pages 555-571
Carbon Market Impacts on Farm Management Practices on Mount Kilimanjaro....Pages 573-586
Adaptation to Climate Change: Changing Gender Relations in the Meatu and Iramba Districts in Tanzania....Pages 587-599
Front Matter....Pages 601-601
Forgotten Facts: Research and Development Priorities....Pages 603-616
Back Matter....Pages 617-665