Climate change and multi-dimensional sustainability in African agriculture
| dc.contributor.author | Lal, Rattan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Singh, Bal Ram | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kraybill, David | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mosogoya, Theodosy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hansen, David O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eik, Lars Olav | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-06T08:52:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-06T08:52:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description | Book | |
| dc.description.abstract | Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States who held office from 1954–1961, stated during an address at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, on September 26, 1956 that “farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you are a thousand miles from a cornfield.” While Eisenhower might not have had the opportunity to witness firsthand the challenges facing small landholders and resource-poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), his remarks are even more relevant now than ever. Among the principal environmental-sustainability chal- lenges in SSA are: (1) providing food security to 250 million hungry people (1 in 4 people) in Africa; (2) reducing soil degradation; (3) preserving forests and improving soil and ecosystem C pools; (4) adapting to and mitigating the causes of changing and uncertain climate events; (5) eliminating poverty; and (6) alleviating drought. Drought is the single most natural-disaster in SSA, with strong adverse impacts on crop yield, animal productivity and human wellbeing. It is aggravated by anthropogenic factors and constrains agricultural production in SSA. The risks of drought are likely to be further exacerbated by projected climate changes, including ever increasing temperatures. In SSA, 95 % of agriculture is rain-fed, leaving it highly susceptible to drought. There are 6 types of drought (Fig. 1.1). Pedologic and agronomic droughts, in particular, are strongly aggravated by soil degradation and desertification and adversely impact crop growth and agronomic productivity. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41238-2 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 978-3-319-41236-8 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6698 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Springer International Publishing AG | |
| dc.subject | Multi-dimensional Sustainability | |
| dc.subject | Climate Change | |
| dc.subject | African Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Food security | |
| dc.title | Climate change and multi-dimensional sustainability in African agriculture | |
| dc.type | Book |