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Science, Policy and Politics of Modern Agricultural System - Global Context to Local Dynamics of Sustainable Agriculture (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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Science, Policy and Politics of Modern Agricultural System - Global Context to Local Dynamics of Sustainable Agriculture (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
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This book arises from a 2011 international conference entitled
Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Ecosystems: Reinventing
Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for an Environmentally and
Socially-Balanced Growth (ICCAFFE2011), organized by the
North-South Center for Social Sciences (NRCS) in collaboration with
the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
GmbH, Germany and the Institute for Research and Development (IRD),
France. Coverage focuses on the agricultural sector and helps
improve understanding of the relationships between agriculture and
the environment and between human communities and nature, so as to
sustainably manage agricultural development. The contributors
analyze the interdependence between sustainable agricultural
development and environmental, economic and social dynamics; assess
the impacts of soil degradation on agricultural productivity;
present ways to enhance livestock production and recommend
mechanisms for managing links between agro-biodiversity, climate
change and livelihoods. Part I examines sustainable agriculture
development and environmental, economic and social dynamics,
addressing topics such as global climate change, agriculture and
challenges including socio-economic factors, adaptation, poverty
reduction and water management. Part II covers the impacts of soil
degradation on agricultural productivity and discusses the use of
expert systems to assess and manage degraded lands, agricultural
productivity, land suitability and rehabilitation. Part III focuses
on livestock production enhancements, such as feed resources and
supplemental feeds for animals and capacity building for women in
dairy management. Part IV shares the outcomes of research in
agro-biodiversity, climate change and livelihoods, addressing
topics such as co-management of forests, carbon consumption models,
biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration and scarce
mangrove forests. Current environmental and agro-ecological
research focuses on understanding the cause-consequence
relationships between specific agricultural practices and land use
and the responses at different levels of ecosystems. This book is
intended to contribute to this discussion."
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