Natural resources management in African agriculture : understanding and improving current practices /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI Publishing, in association with the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, 2002.
• Subjects: Agricultural resources > Management. > Africa; Extension and Advisory Work.; Agricultural Economics.; Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Soil Fertility.; Soil Water Management (Irrigation and Drainage), (Revised June 2002); Soil Management.; Agroforestry and Multipurpose Trees: Community, Farm and Social Forestry.; Erosion: Soil and Water Conservation.; Agroforestry.; Agropastoral systems.; Erosion control.; Incentives.; Innovation adoption.; Learning.; Policy.; Resource management.; Soil conservation.; Soil fertility.; Soil management.; Water conservation.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 335 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-329) and index.
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This book synthesizes existing information on the adoption of natural resource management investments and strategies (such as soil fertility improvements or erosion control) for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. It also critically examines current analytical methods and generates research and policy recommendations. Topics covered include: farmers' objectives and learning processes; willingness and capacity to make long-term investments; economic incentives and the importance of the resource base; and the agroecological, institutional and policy contexts. The book has 22 chapters and a subject index.