Multifunctional land-use systems – a solution for food security in Africa?

What is multifunctional land use? Multifunctional land use is based on systems that are managed with the goal of producing more than one product or service. The products can be, for instance, grains, fodder, timber, firewood, biofuel, fruits or flowers, while the services can be water infiltration, wind breaks, microclimate regulation, carbon storage, erosion control, groundwater recharge or soil conservation, among others. Mander et al. (2007) describe landscapes as multifunctional through their simultaneous support of habitat, productiv- ity, regulatory, social, and economic functions. Heterogeneity (diversity), they noted, is a basic attribute of landscapes, and this heterogeneity implies the capacity of the landscape to support various and sometimes contra- dictory functions simultaneously..

Multifunctional land-use practices in Africa

Key evidence of multifunctionality from the success stories: the ‘what?’ Recalling that multifunctional land use aims to produce more than one product or service, we ask: what lessons emerge from the six case studies? Let us look for a moment at the services and products produced and how farmers turned scarcities into resources..

О приближенных решениях обратных задач

Приведены результаты исследования вопросов использования приближенных решений обратных задач синтеза и обратных задач измерения. Для получения полезной информации о точном решении обратной задачи измерения принимается гипотеза о свойствах этого решения. Рассмотрены две практические задачи измерения, где используется предложенная гипотеза.Наведено результати дослідження питань застосування наближених розв’язків обернених задач синтезу та обернених задач вимірювання. Для отримання корисної інформації відносно точного розв’язку оберненої задачі приймается гипотеза о властивостях цього розв’язку. Розглянуто дві практичні обернені задачі вимірювання, де застосовуется запропонована гипотеза.The investigation of use questions of approximate solutions of inverse problems are given in work. For obtaining of the useful information about the exact solution of an inverse problem of measurement a hypothesis is offered. Two practical problems of measurement are considered where the offered hypothesis are used

Multifunctional Land Uses in Africa Sustainable Food Security Solutions

This book presents contemporary case studies of land use, management practices, and innovation in Africa with a view to exploring how multifunctional land uses can alleviate food insecurity and poverty.Food security and livelihoods in Africa face multiple challenges in the form of feeding a growing population on declining land areas under the impacts of climate change. The overall question is what kind of farming systems can provide resilient livelihoods? This volume presents a selection of existing farming systems that demonstrate how more efficient use of land and natural resources, labour and other inputs can have positive effects on household food security and livelihoods. It examines how aquaculture, integrated water management, peri-urban farming systems, climate-smart agriculture practices and parkland agroforestry contribute multiple benefits. Drawing on case studies from Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, contributed by young African scientists, this book provides a unique perspective on multifunctional land use in Africa and illustrates how non-conventional uses can be profitable while promoting social and environmental sustainability. Tapping into the global discussion on land scarcity and linking food security to existing land use change processes, this volume will stimulate readers looking for diversified land uses that are compatible with both household and national food security ambitions.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of African development, agriculture, food security, land use and environmental management, as well as sustainable development more generally, in addition to policymakers and practitioners working in these areas