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Advances in Soil Science Ser.: Soil Management of Smallholder Agriculture by B. A. Stewart (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCRC Press LLC
ISBN-101466598581
ISBN-139781466598584
eBay Product ID (ePID)201655228
Product Key Features
Number of Pages420 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSoil Management of Smallholder Agriculture
Publication Year2014
SubjectAgriculture / Tropical Agriculture, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Life Sciences / General, Agriculture / General, Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Technology & Engineering, Science
AuthorB. A. Stewart
SeriesAdvances in Soil Science Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight26.5 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2014-039283
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"This book puts forth a management program for small farmers to ease soil-related constraints. The contributing authors consider cultural, economic, social, and technological issues associated with sustainable management of the soil." --Ringgold, Inc. Book News, February 2015
Series Volume Number21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal631.4
Table Of ContentSmall Landholder Farming and Global Food Security, Rattan Lal Enhancing Soil Security for Smallholder Agriculture, Johan Bouma, Niels H. Batjes, M.P.W. Sonneveld, and Prem Bindraban Smallholder Farmers, Fertilizers, and Increased Food Demand, Deborah Hellums and Amit Roy Enhancing Soil and Landscape Quality in Smallholder Grazing Systems, Jean L. Steiner, Alan J. Franzluebbers, Constance Neely, Tim Ellis, and Ermias Aynekulu Sustainable Food Production in Indo-Gangetic Plains: Role of Improved Cultivars in Cropping System Intensification for Small Farm Holders, Raj Gupta and Rajbir Yadav Soil Management for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in the Himalayan Region, Roshan M. Bajracharya, Dil Prasad Sherchan, Bed Mani Dahal, and Nani Raut Long-Term Effects of Different Fertilizer Management Practices on Soil Organic Carbon Pool in Smallholder Farms of the Huang-Huai-Hai Plains, China, Xiangbin Kong, Rattan Lal, Baoguo Li, Lei Han, Hongjun Lei, Kejiang Li, and Youlu Bai Productivity of Small Landholders of South Asia and Scarcity of Water Resources, Rattan Lal Conservation Agriculture on Chernozems in the Republic of Moldova, Boris Boincean and Rattan Lal Experiences on Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Zambia, Malawi, and Ethiopia: Effects on Yield, Soil Properties, Labor Use, Profitability, and Adoption, Jens B. Aune Agroforestry for Small Landholders of Eastern and Southern Africa, T.L. Beedy, G. Nyamadzawo, E. Luedeling, D.-G. Kim, F. Place, and K. Hadgu Adaptation by Smallholders in Eastern Africa to Climate Change through Conservation Agriculture, Didas N. Kimaro, H.B. Msita, Andrew Kabanza, S. Dondeyne, J. Deckers, and J. Poesen Community, Climate Change, and Sustainable Intensification: Why Gender Is Important, Cornelia B. Flora Small-Farmer Choice and Decision Making for Sustainable Soil Management, Keith M. Moore, Jerod Myers, and Corinna Clements Factors Affecting Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Production Systems in Lesser-Scale Societies, Ted L. Napier and Corey Henry Cockerill Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Agriculture, Rattan Lal and Bobby A. Stewart Index
SynopsisNearly two billion people depend on hundreds of millions of smallholder farmers for food security. Yet, these farmers' lives also hang in the balance due to their extreme vulnerability to the risks of soil degradation and depletion, soil exhaustion, climate change, and numerous biotic and abiotic stresses. Soil Management of Smallholder Agriculture explores the potential smallholder agriculture hold for advancing global food security and outlines the challenges to achieving this goal. The book addresses the challenges and opportunities that resource-poor and small landholders face and provides recommended management practices to alleviate soil-related constraints, and increase and sustain crop yield and production. It discusses the cultural, economic, social, and technological aspects of sustainable soil management for smallholder farmers. It then examines soil-related and institutional constraints, principles of sustainable agriculture, soil quality improvement, nutrient and soil fertility management, soil carbon sequestration, soil security, efficient use of resources, and agronomic production. Edited by experts, the book makes the case for the adoption of proven technologies of sustainable intensification, producing more from less, both for advancing agronomic production and adapting to changing climate. It outlines a strategy that will usher in a soil-based Green Revolution by increasing the use efficiency of energy-based inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation to restore soil quality, and sequestering carbon in the terrestrial ecosystems. This strategy helps small farms narrow the gap between the actual and attainable crop yield.
LC Classification NumberS599.9.T73S65 2015
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