The Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, Band 93) - Hardcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dr Dominik Klauser is a Senior Program Officer at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) which supports resource-poor small farmers in developing countries. Dr Klauser works on identifying and scaling solutions that benefit the sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems, such as new crop varieties, seed technologies and sustainable agronomic practices.

Dr Mike Robinson is Chief Science Advisor the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA). He was formerly a Senior Technology Analyst for the Syngenta Corporate Strategy and Technology Group and has extensive experience of managing global collaborative research projects between the public and private sectors in bioscience.

Professor John Derera is the Head of Breeding at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Formerly, Global Head of R&D at Seed Co Group and Professor of Plant Breeding, at the African Centre for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. A specialist in plant breeding operations, seed systems, quantitative & biometrical genetics, modern breeding, process improvement, and building research organisation. He has researched extensively on crop stress tolerance, weevil and aflatoxin resistance, bio-fortification, seed systems and germplasm enhancement. He has a keen interest in capacity building, policy and seed value chain analysis. His achievements include numerous publications, graduated many PhD & MSc students, and a recipient of Africa's 20 Most Influential Plant Breeders Award by SAPBA.

Joyce Gikera is the Supply Chain and Operations Manager at Qualibasic Seed Company. She has over 10 years of experience in seed and agrochemical supply chain, project management, process improvement and quality management with vast knowledge of business trade across East and Southern Africa. She has wealth of experience from both local and multinational companies. Joyce holds Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Finance, Supply Chain and Operation Management), a Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K). She's currently completing a post graduate degree in Strategic Management.Joyce is passionate about agriculture development by ensuring timely availability and supply of quality and affordable seed across Africa.

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Because of a lack of understanding of the constraints they face, many projects to support smallholders fail with low adoption rates and limited improvements in livelihoods and food security. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, this volume reviews the wealth of research on understanding and successfully supporting smallholder farming systems.

After discussing the economics of smallholder farming, Part 1 reviews ways of improving access to resources such as seeds, tools and expertise for soil health improvement and integrated pest management (IPM) as well as mechanisation. Part 2 discusses ways of improving support services such as farmer organisations, public sector and commercial extension services as well as the use of digital technologies to support particular groups such as female smallholders. Part 4 discusses ways of improving smallholder access to markets, including the role of both the private and public sectors.

Based on a wealth of practical experience from leading experts in the field, The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems will be a standard reference on how best to target support for smallholders to achieve real improvements in their livelihoods. It will be essential reading for university and other researchers studying smallholder farming systems in departments of agricultural science, international development, politics and development economics. It will also be a key reference for government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in development programmes focussing on smallholders, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr Michael Robinson is Chief Science Advisor at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) which supports resource-poor small farmers in developing countries. He was formerly a Senior Technology Analyst for the Syngenta Corporate Strategy and Technology Group and has extensive experience of managing global collaborative research projects in bioscience.

Dr Dominik Klauser is a Program Officer at the SFSA. Dr Klauser works on identifying and scaling technologies that benefit smallholders such as new crop varieties, seed treatments and fertilizer formulations.

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"It is fabulous to see that these distinguished experts on the intensification of smallholder farming systems bring together their years of knowledge and experience into a volume that will be accessible to all. Many strands of agricultural development expertise that are often disconnected from each other are brought together in these pages, including some of the latest evidence and approaches that can yield direct benefits to smallholder farmers."Mark Huisenga, Senior Program Manager, USAID US Government Bureau of Food Security

Due to a lack of understanding of the constraints they face, many projects developed to support smallholders fail with low adoption rates and limited improvements in livelihoods and food security. Greater emphasis must be placed upon successfully supporting smallholder farmers and their farming systems.

The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems provides a comprehensive review of recent research on effective support measures to improve the livelihoods of smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa. This collection features detailed discussions on ways to improve access to key resources, such as seeds, tools and expertise for soil health improvement and integrated pest management (IPM) programmes. A part dedicated to finance and information assesses the need to improve support systems, including farmer organisations and commercial extension services, for the benefit of particular groups of smallholders, e.g. female farmers.

Based on a wealth of practical experience from leading experts in the field, The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems will be a standard reference on how best to target support for smallholders to achieve real improvements in their livelihoods. It will be essential reading for university and other researchers studying smallholder farming systems in departments of agricultural science, international development, politics and development economics. It will also be a key reference for government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in development programmes focussing on smallholders, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr Dominik Klauser is a Senior Program Officer at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) which supports resource-poor small farmers in developing countries. Dr Klauser works on identifying and scaling solutions that benefit the sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems, such as new crop varieties, seed technologies and sustainable agronomic practices.

Dr Michael Robinson is Chief Science Advisor at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA). He was formerly a Senior Technology Analyst for the Syngenta Corporate Strategy and Technology Group and has extensive experience of managing global collaborative research projects between the public and private sectors in bioscience.