Farming Systems of the African Savanna: A Continent in Crisis

Farming Systems of the African Savanna: A Continent in Crisis is written by Andrew Ker and published by IDRC. This agriculture book focus on the reason for agriculture breakdown in africa and the solution for better agriculture in Savanna. This book is really helpful for african farmers for knowing the farming systems such as Agronomic and livestock aspects, Mixed farming systems, Social aspects, Modernization, Motivation, Risk aversion, Incentives, Food security, Land tenure, Labour, Capital, Management levels, Markets, prices, and inputs. Moreover this book focus on the agriculture research for the success in farming.

Following are the topics covered in this farmer's agriculture book.

1. Africa — The Changing Continent - Food production; Poverty; Traditional farming systems; The African savanna; Book outline
2. The Physical Environment -Climate; Soils
3. Farming Systems - Farmer-managed ecosystems; Farming systems - intensification; Land use; Ecological analysis
4. The savanna zones
5. The African savanna
6. Bioclimatic zones
7. Arid savanna zone
8. Subarid savanna zone
9. Subhumid savanna zone
10. Humid savanna zone
11. Agricultural research -Research needs; Research planning

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