Food Security and Sustainable Development in Southern Africa

Food Security and Sustainable Development in Southern Africa
Author: Scott Drimie
Publisher: HSRC Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2003
Genre: Food supply
ISBN: 9780796920287

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Southern Africa experienced acute food shortages during 2002 and 2003.

Achieving Food Security in Southern Africa

Achieving Food Security in Southern Africa
Author: Lawrence James Haddad
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 345
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0896293351

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The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development

The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development
Author: Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 917
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 134995232X

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This handbook constitutes a single collection of well researched articles and essays on African politics, governance and development from the pre-colonial through colonial to the post-colonial eras. Over the course of these interconnected periods, African politics have evolved with varied experiences across different parts of the continent. As politics is embedded both in the economy and the society, Africa has witnessed some changes in politics, economics, demography and its relations with the world in ways that requires in-depth analysis. This work provides an opportunity for old and new scholars to engage in the universe of the debate around African politics, governance and development and will serve as a ready reference material for students, researchers, policy makers and investors that are concerned with these issues.

Innovations in Achieving Sustainable Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa

Innovations in Achieving Sustainable Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa
Author: Workneh Negatu
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2016-06-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9994455974

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Innovations in Achieving Sustainable Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa addresses roles and issues related to social and institutional innovations and approaches in food security in Southern and Eastern Africa. They include implementation of food security policy, rural livelihood and agricultural innovation, land consolidation for food security, interdisciplinary school-based health for food security, harnessing indigenous and modern knowledge for food security, household food resource handling for food security, institutions for technological innovation, role of land tax in food security, trade protectionism and food security, and gender-power relations in food security.

Sustainable Development Goals for Society Vol. 2

Sustainable Development Goals for Society Vol. 2
Author: Godwell Nhamo
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2021-06-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030709523

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This book profiles various cases that are emerging in addressing global challenges in the context of SDGs for society in the era of climate change and covers case studies of projects being undertaken to tackle biodiversity, food security, climate change, energy and water security. The book is written by 37 authors, and will appeal to various stakeholders including academics working within the identified thematic areas, policy planners, development agencies, governments and United Nations agencies. The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 ushered a new era in the global development agenda as the world transitioned from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The new era of SDGs that are all-inclusive, unlike the MDGs with the focus now being on ensuring human success that is predicated on environmental protection. The year 2020 marked five years post the adoption of the SDGs with increased calls for stock-taking of progress made amid strong calls for a decade of action to accelerate the delivery of the SDGs by 2030. These calls have been louder now given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reset the global economy and increased intensity of extreme weather events across the world. Since climate change has emerged as one of the biggest threats to the achievement of the SDGs, there has been growing concerns on its impact on biodiversity loss and the extinction of some species. There are also concerns regarding increased food insecurity at the household level in some parts of the world, particularly in Asia and Africa. With the demand for climate change action on the increase, there have also been growing calls for the big carbon emitters to drastically cut their emissions and invest in clean energy to save the planet by following development pathways making emissions stay under the 1.5°C increase in temperature.

Environment and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa

Environment and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
Author: Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1349266434

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This book sheds light on the sources of environmental concerns in Africa. It shows that not all environmental issues command the same priority interest and, thus, emphasis must be laid on those that are of pressing concern to the continent as a whole and to the Eastern and Southern African regions in particular. The case studies address this topic in detail.

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

Sustainable Intensification to Advance Food Security and Enhance Climate Resilience in Africa
Author: Rattan Lal
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2014-10-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3319093606

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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.