Smart Technologies for Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture —— Upscaling in Developing Countries

----- 促进可持续小农农业智能技术：在发展中国家提高技术

ISBN: 9780128105214 出版年：2017 页码：332 Academic Press_RM

Smart Technologies for Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture: Upscaling in Developing Countries defines integrated climate smart agricultural technologies (ICSAT) as a suite of interconnected techniques and practices that enhance quantity and quality of agricultural products with minimum impact on the environment. These ICSAT are centered on three main pillars, increased production and income, adaptation and resilience to climate change, and minimizing GHG emissions. This book brings together technologies contributing to the three pillars, explains the context in which they can be scaled up, and identifies research and development gaps as areas requiring further investigation. It stresses the urgency in critically analyzing and recommending ICSAT and scaling out the efforts of both developing and disseminating these in an integrated manner. The book discusses, synthesizes, and offers alternative solutions to agriculture production systems and socio-economic development. It brings together biophysical and socioeconomic disciplines in evaluating suitable ICSAT in an effort to help reduce poverty and food insecurity.Highlights the research gaps and opportunities on climate smart agricultural technologies and institutional arrangementsProvides information on institutional engagements that are inclusive of value chain actors that support partnerships and the development of interactive platformsElaborates some of the effects of climate extremes on production and socioeconomic development on small farms whose impact has potentially large impact