Food security among small-scale agricultural producers in Southern Africa / Josephine Phillip Msangi.
Msangi, Josephine Phillip, author.
2014
HD9017.A3562
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Title Food security among small-scale agricultural producers in Southern Africa / Josephine Phillip Msangi.
Author Msangi, Josephine Phillip, author.
ISBN 9783319094953 (electronic book)
3319094955 (electronic book)
9783319094946
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09495-3
Published Cham : Springer, 2014.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 173 pages) : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-09495-3 doi
Call Number HD9017.A3562
Dewey Decimal Classification 631.5
Summary The book focuses on food security highlighting the role of indigenous knowledge and scientific research in addressing the plight of poor small-scale agricultural producers. Rapidly growing global population and global policies and management governing sustainability, hunger, food security and poverty alleviation are discussed. Additionally, impacts of probable climate change, research on land productivity and performance of dependable food crops i.e. cassava and pearl millet are discussed. Analyzed in great detail are roles of small stock, urban/peri-urban agriculture and advantages of climate-smart agriculture and participatory research in enhancing food security of the small-scale agricultural producers in Southern Africa.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 8, 2014).
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783319094946
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2. Policies and legislations governing marketing and food trade: Southern Africa
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5. Role of small stock in safeguarding food security in dry lands: case in Namibia
6. Improving productivity, food safety and nutritional levels of dependable food crops: Southern Africa
7. Climate-smart agriculture: incorporating weather information into small-scale agricultural producers' system: South Africa.

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