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explore new avenues of policies, value added chain, and adoption of innovative
technologies on smallholder’s farms.
The 34-chapter book represents the oral presentations made during the conference. The book includes, in addition to introductory and concluding chapters, five
thematic parts, namely, (i) Conservation Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration, and
Soil and Water Management, (ii) Sustainable Crop/Livestock/Aquaculture/Fish
Production, (iii) Policy and Institutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural
Resource Management, (iv) Value Added Options for Smallholder Market Access
and Integration, and (v) Upscaling Innovative Technologies on Smallholder Farms.
Nearly 150 participants attended the conference from Malawi, Rwanda, Ethiopia,
Tanzania, Kenya, Norway, and the USA. The steering committee involved in the
organization of the conference included representatives from LUANAR, Malawi;
NMBU, Norway; Ohio State University (OSU), USA; and Sokoine University of
Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania. The conference was a concluding activity of the project “CABMACC” in Malawi funded by the Royal Kingdom of Norway.
We, the editors, wish to thank all the authors for their outstanding contributions
for the book. We also thank the staff at Springer for following the proposed publication schedule and bringing out the publication on time. Our special thanks are due
to PCO staff at LUANAR for their help in the organization of the conference and
managing the flow of manuscripts between the authors and the editors.
Ås, Norway
Bal Ram Singh
Lilongwe, Malawi
Andy Safalaoh
Morogoro, Tanzania
Nyambilila A. Amuri
Ås, Norway
Lars Olav Eik
Ås, Norway
Bishal K. Sitaula
Columbus, OH, USA
Rattan Lal
Preface
explore new avenues of policies, value added chain, and adoption of innovative
technologies on smallholder’s farms.
The 34-chapter book represents the oral presentations made during the conference. The book includes, in addition to introductory and concluding chapters, five
thematic parts, namely, (i) Conservation Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration, and
Soil and Water Management, (ii) Sustainable Crop/Livestock/Aquaculture/Fish
Production, (iii) Policy and Institutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural
Resource Management, (iv) Value Added Options for Smallholder Market Access
and Integration, and (v) Upscaling Innovative Technologies on Smallholder Farms.
Nearly 150 participants attended the conference from Malawi, Rwanda, Ethiopia,
Tanzania, Kenya, Norway, and the USA. The steering committee involved in the
organization of the conference included representatives from LUANAR, Malawi;
NMBU, Norway; Ohio State University (OSU), USA; and Sokoine University of
Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania. The conference was a concluding activity of the project “CABMACC” in Malawi funded by the Royal Kingdom of Norway.
We, the editors, wish to thank all the authors for their outstanding contributions
for the book. We also thank the staff at Springer for following the proposed publication schedule and bringing out the publication on time. Our special thanks are due
to PCO staff at LUANAR for their help in the organization of the conference and
managing the flow of manuscripts between the authors and the editors.
Ås, Norway
Bal Ram Singh
Lilongwe, Malawi
Andy Safalaoh
Morogoro, Tanzania
Nyambilila A. Amuri
Ås, Norway
Lars Olav Eik
Ås, Norway
Bishal K. Sitaula
Columbus, OH, USA
Rattan Lal
Preface