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Multifunctional land uses in Africa : sustainable food security solutions / edited by Elisabeth Simelton and Madelene Ostwald.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Earthscan food and agriculture
- Earthscan Food and Agriculture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land use, Rural--Africa.
- Land use, Rural.
- Multiple use management areas--Africa.
- Multiple use management areas.
- Food security--Africa.
- Food security.
- Rural poor--Africa.
- Rural poor.
- Sustainable development--Africa.
- Sustainable development.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge 2020.
- Summary:
- "This book presents contemporary case studies of land use, management practices and innovation in Africa with a view to exploring how multifunctional land uses can alleviate food insecurity and poverty. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of African development, agriculture, food security, land use, and environmental management, as well as sustainable development more generally, in addition to policymakers and practitioners working in these areas"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Multifunctional land-use systems : a solution for food security in Africa? / Elisabeth Simelton, Madelene Ostwald and Moses Osiru
- Nigerian climate-smart agriculture practices with scaling potential / Simon A Shomkegh
- Treating shea trees as crops improves women's livelihoods in Burkina Faso / Josias Sanou with Hugues Roméo Bazié and Jules Bayala
- Economic benefits from cassava in peri-urban multiple-cropping systems in Nigeria / Anthony Ojonimi Onoja
- Integrated aquaculture : balancing food production systems and livelihoods in Kenya / Geraldine K Matolla
- What integrated watershed management can deliver for the environment and livelihoods : the Ethiopian experience / Kassa Teka Belay
- Smallholder maize-based systems : a piece of the puzzle for sustaining food security in Nigeria / Julius B Adewopo
- Multifunctional land-use practices in Africa : What else do we need to do? / Elisabeth Simelton, Madelene Ostwald and Moses Osiru.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Multifunctional land uses in africa
- ISBN:
- 9780367246440
- 0367246449
- OCLC:
- 1112128352
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