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Author:   Martin Whiteside
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138179097

ISBN 10:   1138179094
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   27 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Glossary and Abbreviations * Acknowledgements * Preface * Part I: Introduction - Encouraging Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture in Southern Africa * Agriculture in Southern Africa * Can Sustainable Agriculture End Rural Poverty? * Part II: Resource-Conserving Technologies - The Damaging Bias Against Sustainability * Some Resource-Conserving Technologies * Part III: Sustaining Local Institutions - Why Local Organisation is Important * Farmer Groups and Unions * Community-Based Natural Resource Management * Part IV: Creating an Enabling External Environment - Secure access to Land * Agricultural Extension and Training for Sustainability * Making Markets Work for smallholder Sustainability * Coping with Drought * Part V: The Way Forward - Short-Term Financial Balance or Long-Term Sustainability and Poverty Eradication? Conclusions and Recommendations * Appendix 1: Some Useful Addresses * Appendix 2: Sources of Information on Sustainable Agriculture * References * Index

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