Food crop production by smallholder farmers in Southern Africa : challenges and opportunities for improvement /

Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement evaluates traditional cultivation practices used by smallholder farmers, providing a synthesis of the latest information on increasing crop yield through adoption of research innovations. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Muimba-Kankolongo, Ambayeba (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Academic Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Farms, Small > Africa, Southern.
Food supply > Africa, Southern.
Petites exploitations agricoles > Afrique australe.
Aliments > Approvisionnement > Afrique australe.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Farms, Small
Food supply
Southern Africa
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • General introduction
  • Climates and agro-ecologies
  • Factors important to crops production
  • Diseases and pests of food crops in SADC
  • Smallholding farms and farmers in SADS
  • Common cultivation practices
  • Pre-and post-harvest field operations
  • Cereal production
  • Root and tuber crops
  • Leguminous crops
  • Vegetables production
  • Fruits production
  • Perspectives for improvement
  • Conclusion.

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