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Agriculture in this century is confronted with the challenges of ensuring global food security. Diminishing land and water resources, a rapid increase in population particularly in developing countries, and onset of climate change are the key limitations towards sustainability of the agriculture sector. The situation demands that we address the problems of agriculture using a system approach. This is a comprehensive book outlining the issues being faced by the agriculture sector worldwide. The book covers diversified topics including water scarcity, food security, international research collab
Agricultural systems. --- Agricultural systems --- Food security. --- Sustainable agriculture. --- Low-input agriculture --- Low-input sustainable agriculture --- Lower input agriculture --- Resource-efficient agriculture --- Sustainable farming --- Agriculture --- Alternative agriculture --- Food deserts --- Food insecurity --- Insecurity, Food --- Security, Food --- Human security --- Food supply --- Farming systems --- Systems, Agricultural --- Systems, Farming --- Agricultural geography --- Farm management --- Environmental aspects.
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Cassava. --- Agricultural systems. --- Sustainable agriculture. --- Low-input agriculture --- Low-input sustainable agriculture --- Lower input agriculture --- Resource-efficient agriculture --- Sustainable farming --- Agriculture --- Alternative agriculture --- Farming systems --- Systems, Agricultural --- Systems, Farming --- Agricultural geography --- Farm management --- Bitter cassava --- Casava --- Jatropha manihot --- Mandioca --- Manihot esculenta --- Manihot manihot --- Manihot utilissima --- Manioc --- Sweet-potato tree --- Tapioca plant --- Yuca --- Manihot
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This book examines the linkages between land tenure, development and governance in the context of China's development transformation. Drawing on empirical studies, it advocates the exploration of innovative land tenure systems that address the wider determinants: institutions, power, politics and social development. The book takes a paradigm shift away from those focusing on the narrow meaning of land rights and tenure security strengthening, as these approaches can paradoxically contribute to weaker land and resource governance. The lessons learnt from China also shed light on its global engagement....
Land reform --- Rural poor --- Sustainable development --- E-books --- Rural poverty --- Poor --- Economic conditions --- 504.062 --- 911.3:63 --- 915.1 --- 504.062 Protection, rational use, restoration of natural resources. Sustainable development --- Protection, rational use, restoration of natural resources. Sustainable development --- Agricultural geography --- Geography of China
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Climate change is no longer merely projected to occur in the indeterminate future. It has already begun to be manifested in the weather regimes affecting agroecosystems, food production, and rural livelihoods in many regions around the world. It is a real and growing challenge to the world at large and in particular to the scientific community, which is called upon with increasing urgency to respond effectively.The second volume in the ICP Series on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation, Handbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystems: Global and Regional Aspects and Implications is
Crops and climate. --- Climatic changes --- Agricultural ecology. --- Climate change mitigation. --- Agricultural climatology --- Agriculture --- Agroclimatology --- Climate and crops --- Crop micrometeorology --- Crops --- Plant biometeorology --- Agricultural ecology --- Bioclimatology --- Climate mitigation --- Climatic mitigation --- Mitigation of climate change --- Environmental protection --- Agroecology --- Ecology --- Permaculture --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Environmental aspects. --- Climatic factors --- Mitigation --- Environmental aspects --- Crops and climate --- 551.583 --- 911.3:63 --- 551.583 Variations of climate. Climatic change --- Variations of climate. Climatic change --- Agricultural geography --- Global environmental change
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