ABSTRACT
This book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges facing agriculture and food production in Southern Africa.
Southern Africa is facing numerous challenges from diverse issues such as agricultural transformations, growing populations, urbanization and climate change. These challenges place great pressure on food security, agriculture, water availability and other natural resources, as well as impacting biodiversity. Drawing on case studies from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the chapters in this book consider these challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering key areas in constraints to production, the most important building blocks of good farming practices, and established and emerging technologies. This book will be a valuable support for informing new policies and processes aimed at improving food production and security and developing sustainable agriculture in Southern Africa.
This informative volume will be key reading for those interested in agricultural science, African studies, rural studies, development studies and sustainability. It will also be a valuable resource for policymakers, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and agricultural practitioners.
This title has been made available as Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CCBY-NC-ND) license and can be accessed here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429401701
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Part I|13 pages
Overview of Southern African agriculture
chapter 2|7 pages
The strategic role of agriculture in the economic space of the Southern Africa region
part Part II|49 pages
Major drivers and constraints impacting agricultural transformation
chapter 3|10 pages
Twice as many people in 2050
chapter 5|9 pages
Land rich but water poor
chapter 7|8 pages
The impact of global and regional markets on agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
part Part III|75 pages
Current technologies
chapter 8|10 pages
Soil fertility maintenance and nutrient management for agricultural transformation
chapter 10|11 pages
Scaling climate-smart agriculture for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
chapter 12|10 pages
Integrated pest management in Southern Africa
part Part IV|74 pages
Emerging technologies
chapter 17|9 pages
The role of mechanization in transformation of smallholder agriculture in Southern Africa
chapter 20|9 pages
Going digital
chapter 21|10 pages
Reducing the impact of mycotoxigenic fungi on food safety and security in Southern Africa
chapter 22|8 pages
Small-scale renewable energy as a catalyst for advancing agriculture and food security in Southern Africa
part Part V|93 pages
Improving policies and processes
chapter 28|8 pages
Importance of small rural markets in the transformation of Southern African agriculture
chapter 29|13 pages
Agricultural growth corridors in sub-Saharan Africa – new hope for agricultural transformation and rural development?
chapter 31|8 pages
Entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy for agricultural transformation in Southern Africa
chapter 32|10 pages
Changing farm structure in Africa
chapter 33|10 pages
Food security in Africa
part Part VI|5 pages
Conclusions