Sustainable Agricultural Development: Recent Approaches in Resources Management and Environmentally-Balanced Production Enhancement

Hardcover, xl+275 pages, NOT ex-library. Clean and bright throughout, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps; firmly bound. Boards show minor wear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Due to many challenges, agriculture production potential is expected to be seriously affected; thus, increasing food insecurity and hunger in many already affected regions (especially in Africa). In this context, sustainable agriculture is highly recommended as an eco-system approach where soil, water, plants, environment and living organisms live in harmony. Innovative technologies and research should be developed to ensure sustainable agriculture and productivity using modern irrigation systems, improved varieties, soil quality, etc. In the meantime, the preservation of natural environment should be based on resource conservation technologies and best management practices. This book not only raises the serious ethical and social issues underlying the huge environmental problems, but also aims at presenting successful experiences from all over the world in relation with sustainable farming, sustainable management of water and land resources, and innovative processes in livestock production. It also aims at providing inputs to decision making processes and encouraging the transfer of relevant know-how, technologies and expertise to different countries where similar agro-climatic conditions may exist; thus saving precious resources and promoting sustainable agricultural development as a relevant approach to tackle the food security challenge. Finally, the book focuses on the paradigmatic and policy dimensions and call for an innovative approach by analyzing the key themes in a complex interrelated manner. -- Contents: I Sustainable Use of Land Resources as a Potential for Sustainable Agricultural Development / Land Resource Governance from a Sustainability & Rural Development Perspective; Land-Grabbing & Potential Implications for World Food Security; Turning Adversity Into Advantage for Food Security Through Improving Soil Quality & Providing Production Systems for Marginal Saline Lands: ICBA Perspectives & Approach; Development of New Technological Approach to Mitigate Salinization; Reforestation: Quality Improvement of Contaminated Mining Soil; Policy Framework for Sustainable Utilisation of Farmland for Waterberg District Municipality in South Africa; Zooecological Remediation of Technogen Faulted Soil in Industrial Region of Ukraine Steppe Zone; Transcultural Gardens: Proposal for Exploitation of Urban Voids as Intensively Productive Land & as a Method of Urbanization of Minorities: Case Studies Demonstrating Design Tools & Managing Methodology; II Sustainable Management of Water Resources as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Agriculture Development / Sustainable Rural Development & Participatory Approach by On-Farm Water Management Techniques; Sustainable Water Management for Irrigated Rice Production; Reduction of Water Losses by Use of Alternative Irrigation Techniques in the Aral Sea Drainage Basin; III Recent Innovative Processes in Agricultural Production / Use of Surface Modified Inorganic Nano Materials as Slow Release Nitrogen Fertilizer; Organic Fertilizer Use in Northeastern Thailand: Analysis of Some Factors Affecting Farmers' Attitudes; Imitating Nature to Enrich Waste with New Values & Use It as a New Resource; IV Recent Innovative Processes in Livestock Production / Farm Animal Breeding: Implications of Existing & New Technologies; Animal Husbandry in Focus of Sustainability; Effect of Urea-Treated Sorghum Stover Supplemented with Local Protein Sources on Performance of Sheep; Evaluation of Spineless Cactus (Opuntia Ficus-indicus) as an Alternative Feed & Water Source for Animals During Dry Season in Eritrea; Comparative Feeding Value of Halophyte as Alternative Animal Feed for Small Ruminants in Eritrea; Effect of Feeding Ensilages of Poultry Litter with Leftover Bread on Body Weight of Barka Cattle; Postface; Index.…