Smart Technologies for Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture
Upscaling in Developing Countries

A holistic approach to analyzing the application of climate smart agricultural technologies and their relation to innovation platforms and policies

David Chikoye (Edited by), Therese Gondwe (Edited by), Nhamo Nhamo (Edited by)

9780128105214

Paperback, published 10 April 2017

330 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.54 kg

Approx.312 pages

1. Smart Agriculture: Scope, Relevance, and Important Milestones to Date
2. Climate Scenarios in Relation to Agricultural Patterns of Major Crops in Southern Africa
3. Advancing Key Technical Interventions Through Targeted Investment
4. Exploring Climatic Resilience Through Genetic Improvement for Food and Income Crops
5. Enhancing Gains From Beneficial Rhizomicrobial Symbiotic Communities in Smallholder Cropping Systems
6. Reducing Risk of Weed Infestation and Labor Burden of Weed Management in Cropping Systems
7. Opportunities for Smallholder Farmers to Benefit From Conservation Agricultural Practices
8. The Use of Integrated Research for Development in Promoting Climate Smart Technologies, the Process and Practice
9. Taking to Scale Adaptable Climate Smart Technologies
10. Food Processing Technologies and Value Addition for Improved Food Safety and Security
11. Models Supporting the Engagement of the Youth in Smart Agricultural Enterprises
12. Enabling Agricultural Transformation Through Climate Change Policy Engagement
13. Integrated Assessment of Crop–Livestock Production Systems Beyond Biophysical Methods: Role of Systems Simulation Models
14. Adaptive Livestock Production Models for Rural Livelihoods Transformation
15. Delivering Integrated Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies for Wider Utilization in Southern Africa

Subject Areas: Agricultural engineering & machinery [TVD], Technology: general issues [TB]