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111 2 _aAfrican Organic Conference
_n(2nd :
_d2012 :
_cLusaka, Zambia)
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245 1 0 _aOrganic agriculture :
_bAfrican experiences in resilience and sustainability /
_cedited by Raymond Auerbach, Gunnar Rundgren and Nadia El-Hage Scialabba.
246 1 5 _aMainstreaming organic agriculture in the African development agenda
260 _aRome :
_bNatural Resources Management and Environment Dept., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (210 pages)
336 _atext
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520 _a"The different chapters document sustainability experiences, including: mainstreaming organic agriculture into African development approaches; community-based livestock systems combining holistic range management; indigenous ethno-veterinary practices and new understanding of customary systems of resource management; ecofunctional intensification through management of legumes, systems of rice intensification and integrated farming; and smallholders' knowledge harnessed through family farmers learning groups and customized information and communication technologies. The studies from different Sub-Saharan countries demonstrate that successful organic farming is about whole farm management, where feeding the soil feeds the plant, where optimal nutrient cycling is achieved through plant and animals management in time (i.e. rotations) and space (i.e. associations) and where quality production goes hand-in-hand with market linkages. Sound agronomy is a recipe that needs to be owned by farmers who have specific cultures and by pastoralists who have specific environments: traditional knowledge and flexible management strategies are therefore key for successful outcomes. The experiences featured in this publication show that the complexity of plant and animal interactions with the environment can be managed for improved productivity and resilience, and that farming requires enhancing natural processes, rather than substituting them with external inputs. Managing rangelands and croplands through controlled use of local resources starts with social capital, that is by building on traditional community knowledge. Furthermore, the most efficient productivity "tools" for pastoralists and farmers are local deep-rooted perennial grasses and adapted indigenous livestock and diverse crop varieties, as these are readily available, time-tested and suitable to socio-economic realities and environmental conditions"--Page iii.
500 _aPapers from the Second African Organic Conference entitled Mainstreaming Organic Agriculture in the African Development Agenda, held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 2 to 4 May 2012.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
588 0 _aPrint version record.
505 0 _aPreface -- Acronyms -- Table of Contents -- SECOND AFRICAN ORGANIC CONFERENCE IN MAY 2012 AND THE LUSAKA DECLARATION -- TRANSFORMING AFRICAN AGRICULTURE: ORGANICS AND AGRA -- MANAGING COMMUNITY-BASED RANGELANDS IN NAMIBIA -- HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT OF LIVESTOCK IN NAMIBIA -- INDIGEN OUS NIGERIAN ETHNO-VETERINARY PRACTICES -- KEEKENYOKIE: ADDING VALUE TO MAASAI BEEF -- ORGANIC COTTON IN NIGERIA? USE AFRICAN BUSH TEA AND LEGUMES! -- ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF PINK RICE IN MADAGASCAR -- ORGANIC FARMING SYSTEMS IN ZAMBIA -- OLD ORCHARD ORGANIC FARM IN ZAMBIA
505 8 _aFarmer family learning groups in uganda information technology and communication in organic agriculture -- information for better yields and new markets
546 _aEnglish.
590 _aeBooks on EBSCOhost
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650 0 _aOrganic farming
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650 0 _aSustainable agriculture
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650 6 _aAgriculture biologique
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650 6 _aAgriculture durable
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650 7 _aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
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700 1 _aAuerbach, Raymond,
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700 1 _aRundgren, Gunnar.
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700 1 _aScialabba, Nadia.
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710 2 _aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
_bNatural Resources Management and Environment Department.
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776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aAfrican Organic Conference (2nd : 2012 Lusaka, Zambia).
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_dRome : Natural Resources Management and Environment Dept., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013
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