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

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Editors:
  1. Rattan Lal

    1. Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, Ohio State University OARDC, Columbus, USA

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  2. Bal Ram Singh

    1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

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  3. Dismas L. Mwaseba

    1. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

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  4. David Kraybill

    1. AEDE/CFAES, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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  5. David O. Hansen

    1. IPA/CFAES, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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  6. Lars Olav Eik

    1. Department of International Environment and Development Studies/Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway

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  • Vividly explains the importance of sustainable intensification
  • Pertinent to advancing food security in Africa
  • Addresses enhancement of climate resilience
  • Concluding chapter discusses research and development priorities
  • Based on inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to addressing key issues of global significance (e.g. food security, climate change, sustainable development)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  3. Land Use and Farming System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Geopedological and Landscape Dynamic Controls on Productivity Potentials and Constraints in Selected Spatial Entities in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Yazidhi Bamutaze
      Pages 21-44

    3. Land Degradation and Soil Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses and Their Implication for Food Security in Southern Ethiopia

      • Ambachew Demessie, Bal Ram Singh, Rattan Lal
      Pages 45-62

    4. Land Use Impact on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Storage in a Typical Dry Land District in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

      • Aweke M. Gelaw, Bal Ram Singh, Rattan Lal
      Pages 63-73

    5. Climate Risk Management Through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Ephraim Nkonya, Frank Place, Edward Kato, Majaliwa Mwanjololo
      Pages 75-111

    6. Effects of Land Cover Changes on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Stocks in the Eastern Mau Forest Reserve, Kenya

      • Kennedy O. Were, Bal Ram Singh, Øystein B. Dick
      Pages 113-133

  4. Effects of Climate Change and Crop Yield

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. 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

      • Daniel Mengistu, Woldeamlak Bewket, Rattan Lal
      Pages 137-163

    3. Climate Change and Crop Yield in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Charles K. K. Gachene, Anne N. Karuma, Mary W. Baaru
      Pages 165-183

    4. Factors in Smallholder Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts in the Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, Tanzania

      • Amon Z. Mattee, K. R. Mussa, Dismas L. Mwaseba, C. P. Mahonge, J. V. Nsenga
      Pages 185-200

    5. Using Climate and Crop Simulation Models for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Agronomic Practices and Productivity

      • Winfred B. Mbungu, Henry F. Mahoo, Siza D. Tumbo, Frederick C. Kahimba, Filbert B. Rwehumbiza, Boniface P. Mbilinyi
      Pages 201-219

  5. Soil Nutrient and Water Management for Carbon Sequestration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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    2. Microdosing of Mineral Fertilizer and Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Jens B. Aune, Adama Coulibaly
      Pages 223-234

    3. Approaches to Reinforce Crop Productivity Under Rain-fed Conditions in Sub-humid Environments in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Regis Chikowo, Shamie Zingore, Justice Nyamangara, Mateete Bekunda, Joseph Messina, Sieglinde Snapp
      Pages 235-253

    4. 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

      • Method Kilasara, M. E. Boa, E. Y. Swai, K. P. Sibuga, Boniface H. J. Massawe, E. Kisetu
      Pages 255-271

  6. Rehabilitation of Degraded Land Through Forestry and Agro-Forestry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273
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    2. Restoration of Degraded Lands Affected by Salinization Process Under Climate Change Conditions: Impacts on Food Security in the Senegal River Valley

      • Mateugue Diack, T. Diop, R. Ndiaye
      Pages 275-288
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About this book

This 32-chapter volume represents the core of several oral and poster presentations made at the conference.  In addition to Introduction and Conclusion sections, the book is thematically divided into 7 sections, namely, 1) Land Use and Farming Systems, 2) Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yield, 3) Soil Nutrient and Water Management for Carbon Sequestration, 4) Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands through Forestry and Agroforestry, 5) Management of Animal Production for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 6) Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change, and 7) Economic, Social and Policy Issues. It addresses these themes in the context of sustainable intensification (SI). It implies increasing agronomic production from the existing land while improving/restoring its quality and decreasing the C or environmental footprint. Simply put, SI means producing more from less.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, Ohio State University OARDC, Columbus, USA

    Rattan Lal

  • Department of Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

    Bal Ram Singh

  • Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

    Dismas L. Mwaseba

  • AEDE/CFAES, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    David Kraybill

  • IPA/CFAES, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    David O. Hansen

  • Department of International Environment and Development Studies/Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway

    Lars Olav Eik

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