Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement

Author:   Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo (Lecturer in Mycology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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9780128143834


Pages:   382
Publication Date:   12 February 2018
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Author:   Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo (Lecturer in Mycology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780128143834


ISBN 10:   0128143835
Pages:   382
Publication Date:   12 February 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. General Introduction 2. Climates and Agro-Ecologies 3. Factors Important to Crops Production 4. Diseases and Pests of Food Crops in SADC 5. Smallholding Farms and Farmers in SADS 6. Common Cultivation Practices 7. Pre-and Post-Harvest Field Operations 8. Cereal Production 9. Root and Tuber Crops 10. Leguminous Crops 11. Vegetables Production 12. Fruits Production 13. Perspectives for Improvement 14. Conclusion

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Dr. Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo, Lecturer at Carleton Uiniversity in Ottowa, Canada, has worked for more than 30 years assisting National Agricultural Research Services (NARS) and small-scale farmers in Central and Southern Africa. His career began as a researcher in Plant Pathology for a USAID-funded project National Cassava Program (PRONAM) of the Ministry of Agriculture in DR Congo. He is an Agricultural Engineer with MS and PhD degrees in Agriculture, and majored in Plant Pathology with minors in Plant Breeding and International Agriculture at Cornell University.

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