TY  - BOOK
AU  - Auerbach, Raymond
AB  - This book reports on long-term comparative organic farming systems' research trials carried out over the last 5 years in the Southern Cape of South Africa, as well as research into the successes and failures of the organic sector and the technical tools required for sustainable development in South Africa, Zambia, Uganda and Tanzania. It includes 24 chapters organized into 4 parts. Part 1 (Chapters 1-6) discusses the historical development of organic farming systems, examines the global issues which confront us, and develops some concepts showing a progression in small-scale farmer development and how this can be supported with appropriate training and policy. The difference between national food self-sufficiency and household food security is examined, and the organic sector is introduced. Part 2 (Chapters 7-14) deals with capacity building and climate change. Holistic systems, inclusive participatory approaches, institution building and experiential learning are examined. Organic food production, farmer training, value chains, impact of drought on food prices and food availability, and urban water and energy use efficiency are described. Part 3 (Chapters 15-22) presents evidence on how to support organic farmers. It starts with 2 case studies on the well-developed organic sector in Uganda and the developing one in Zambia. The following chapters discuss soil carbon determination, comparison of organic and conventional farming systems, pest and disease control (e.g., chemical, holistic and biological control), soil fumigation, soil microbiology in organic and conventional systems, soil fertility changes and crop yield. Part 4 (Chapters 23-24) makes strategic suggestions about how to upscale organic farming and organic food systems in Southern Africa. This book is a vital resource for all stakeholders in organic agriculture.
DO  - 10.1079/9781786399601.0000
ID  - OAPEN ID: 49181
KW  - Chordata
KW  - Least Developed Countries
KW  - self sufficiency
KW  - agricultural systems
KW  - ACP Countries
KW  - plant diseases
KW  - organic foods
KW  - animals
KW  - pest control
KW  - Hominidae
KW  - eukaryotes
KW  - Threshold Countries
KW  - water supplies
KW  - primates
KW  - Commonwealth of Nations
KW  - Tanzania
KW  - Africa
KW  - plant pests
KW  - Zambia
KW  - plant pathogens
KW  - Homo
KW  - soil fertility
KW  - sustainability
KW  - Tanganyika
KW  - vertebrates
KW  - water use efficiency
KW  - soil fumigation
KW  - eco-agriculture
KW  - mammals
KW  - South Africa
KW  - Developing Countries
KW  - energy utilization
KW  - organic culture
KW  - East Africa
KW  - plant disease control
KW  - pests
KW  - value chain
KW  - climatic change
KW  - soil
KW  - training
KW  - ecological agriculture
KW  - pathogens
KW  - pesticides
KW  - energy use
KW  - water use
KW  - phytopathogens
KW  - biocontrol
KW  - integrated plant protection
KW  - soil flora
KW  - water supply
KW  - Africa South of Sahara
KW  - Southern Africa
KW  - SADC Countries
KW  - subsaharan Africa
KW  - Uganda
KW  - Anglophone Africa
KW  - capacity building
L1  - https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2019/20193449000.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/55380
PB  - CABI
PY  - 2020
SN  - 9781786399618
SN  - 9781786399601;
SN  - 9781786399625;
TI  - Organic Food Systems: Meeting the Needs of Southern Africanull
ER  - 
