Increasing Production from the Land A Source Book on Agriculture for Teachers and Students in East Africa /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Coulson, Andrew (Autor), Mbiha, Emmanuel Reuben (Autor), Ellman, Antony O. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Agriculture > Africa, East.
Agriculture.
Africa, East.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; The Authors; Foreword; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Measure Conversions; INTRODUCTION. Why this Book, and How to Use it; MYTHS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS; THE ARGUMENT OF THE BOOK; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; REFERENCES; PART 1
  • A GUIDE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. How Plants Grow, and What They Need To Grow Well; HOW PLANTS GROW; SOIL PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THESE CHEMICALS ARE AVAILABLE; THE EFFECTS OF WATER, SUN AND CULTIVATION; CONTROL OF SOIL EROSION; SHIFTING OR CONTINUOUS CULTIVATION; PESTS AND DISEASES
  • CONTROLLING PLANT AND ANIMAL DISEASESCLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING; CONCLUSIONS; Case Study 1: How Villages in North-East Tanzania Can Adapt to Climate Change; Further reading on open access on the internet; Topics for essays or exam questions; CHAPTER 2
  • Crops and Livestock: How People Use the Land; FORMS OF LAND USE; THE LAND AVAILABLE FOR AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA; USING AGRICULTURAL LAND SUSTAINABLY; CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE; THE ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SOME KEY CROPS OF TROPICAL AFRICA; ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; HIGH YIELDING BREEDS; PASTORALISM OR RANCHING
  • COMPETITION FOR WATERLIVESTOCK DISEASES; LIVESTOCK SALES; GLOBAL WARMING AND POPULATION GROWTH; CONCLUSIONS; Case Study 2: Sweet Potatoes
  • the Perfect Crop?; Further reading on open access on the internet; Topics for essays or exam questions; CHAPTER 3
  • Water and Irrigation; WATER IS LIFE; NATURAL OR FLOOD IRRIGATION; SIMPLE LIFTING DEVICES; GRAVITY IRRIGATION; GRAVITY IRRIGATION
  • PROBLEMS; DAMS; BOREHOLES AND GROUNDWATER; SPRINKLERS; DRIP, OR TRICKLE, IRRIGATION; OTHER SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES; URBAN AGRICULTURE; THE ECONOMICS OF IRRIGATION; CONCLUSIONS
  • Case Study 3: Dakawa Rice FarmFurther reading on open access on the internet; Topics for essays or exam questions; CHAPTER 4
  • Agricultural Research; WHAT DO WE MEAN BY "TECHNOLOGY"?; THE CREATION AND TRANSFER OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES; AGRICULTURE RESEARCH IN AFRICA; MULTIPLYING AND DISTRIBUTING SEEDS; THE INTERESTS OF LARGE COMPANIES IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CONCLUSIONS; Case Study 4: Research and Development of Cassava in Tanzania; Conclusions; Further reading on open access on the internet; Further reading not on open access on the internet; Topics for essays or exam questions
  • PART 2. GETTING THE MOST FROM THE LAND. How to Raise Agricultural ProductivityCHAPTER 5
  • Small Farms; WHAT IS A SMALL FARM?; LAND; REDUCING RISKS; FARMING IS A BUSINESS; SMALL FARMERS DO MORE THAN FARM; HOW FARMERS MAKE DECISIONS; MYTHS, FALSEHOODS AND THE MISLEADING USES OF WORDS; WORDS USED AS WEAPONS; CONCLUSIONS; Case Study 5: Profitability Analysis of Small Farms in Northern Tanzania; Further reading on open access on the internet; Further reading not on open access on the internet; Topics for essays or exam questions; CHAPTER 6
  • Large Farms; WHAT IS A LARGE FARM?

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