The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Klauser, Dominik; Robinson, Mike

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

• Strong coverage of improving smallholder access to key inputs, from seeds to nutrition and pest management
• Reviews ways of improving public and private sector extension support as well as market access for smallholders
• Chapter authors mix research expertise and practical experience of successful project implementation on the ground

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 466
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786764324
• Artikelnr.: 60725066

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Understanding smallholder farming 1.The challenges of smallholder farming: Steve Wiggins
Overseas Development Institute
UK; 2.The economics of smallholder farming: David Eagle and Nadira Saleh
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)
Canada; Part 2 Agricultural production 3.Water management for rainfed smallholder farming: Christoph Studer
Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
Switzerland; 4.Smallholder seed systems for sustainability: Ian Barker
International Potato Center (CIP)
UK; Richard Jones
formerly AGRA-SSTP
Kenya; and Dominik Klauser
Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
Switzerland; 5.Tools for pest and disease management by stakeholders: a case study on Plantwise: Washington Otieno
Willis Ochilo and Lorna Migiro
CAB International
Kenya; and Wade Jenner and Ulrich Kuhlmann
CAB International
Switzerland; 6.Improving integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) by smallholders: B. Vanlauwe
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Kenya ; 7.Access to mechanization for smallholder farmers in Africa: O. A. Fatunbi and R. Kombat
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
Ghana; Part 3 Access to finance and information 8.Financial services for smallholders: Nikesh Ghimire
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)
Canada 9.Strengthening public-sector extension systems for smallholder farmers in Kenya: Charles Nkonge
David Kamau and Felister Makini
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Institute (KALRO)
Kenya; 10.Strengthening commercial extension systems for smallholders: Matthew Freeman and Wanjiku Mungai
One Acre Fund
Kenya; 11.Supporting female smallholders: Margaret Adesugba
Newcastle University
UK; Part 4 Access to value chains 12.Improving market access for smallholders: Yanyan Liu
Nicholas Minot and Mengying Wang
International Food Policy Research Institute
USA; 13.Incentivizing sustainable production practices: improving and scaling extension
certification
carbon markets and other incentive systems: Christine Negra
Versant Vision LLC
USA; and Tanja Havemann
Clarmondial AG
Switzerland; 14.The role and challenges of the private sector in supplying inputs to smallholders: John Derera
Seed Co Group
Zimbabwe; and Joyce Gikera
Qualibasic Seed Ltd
Kenya; 15.The role and challenges of the private sector in enabling market access for smallholders: John Logan
TechnoServe
Kenya;