scholarly journals Food security, climate change, and sustainable land management. A review

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 635-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Branca ◽  
Leslie Lipper ◽  
Nancy McCarthy ◽  
Maria Christina Jolejole
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Sustainable Land Management

scholarly journals Land Evaluation, Sustainable Land Management and Impacts of Climate Change in Agriculture; Ethiopia: Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohannes Habteyesus Yitagesu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Soil Degradation ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Land Evaluation ◽  
Population Pressure ◽  
Sustainable Land Management

Sustainable land management has emerged as an issue of major global concern. In many countries particularly in Ethiopia, the concern of suitable land management is because of the increasing population pressure on limited land resources, demanding for increased food production, the degradation of land and water resources accelerating rapidly. If the lands well suited for agriculture, it will follows further increases in production to meet the food demands of increasing populations, must come about by the more intensive use of existing agricultural lands. Climate & soil conditions, land use type and management, determine the production limit.To contest cited venomous effects of intensification, regard to environmental effects requires the development and implementation of technologies and policies, which will result in sustainable land management (Gisla-dottir and Stocking, 2005; Campbell and Hagmann, 2003). The major factors reason for low productivity include dependence on traditional farming techniques, soil degradation caused by overgrazing and deforestation, poor corresponding services such as extension, credit, marketing, infrastructure, and climatic factors such as drought and flood (Deressa, Hassan, & Ringler, 2011). In addition to the low soil fertility, soil degradation in Ethiopia; reduces soil productivity which results to food insecurity, economic losses and aggravates the recurrent droughts (Shiferaw & Holden, 1999; Mitiku et al., 2006). It has also increases vulnerability of people to the adverse effects of climate variability and change, by reducing soil organic carbon level and water holding capacity, which in turn decreases agricultural productivity and local resource assets (TerrAfrica, 2009; Nyssen et. al., 2003a; Hurni, 2000; Mitiku Haile,2006 & Daniel et al., 2015). Climate change causes wide-ranging effects on the environment, socioeconomic and associated sectors: water resources, agriculture and food security, human health, terrestrial ecosystems, and biodiversity (Belay Zerga & Getaneh Gebeyehu, 2016). Ethiopia is extremely vulnerable to climate related disasters including drought, heavy rains, floods, frost and heat waves which leads to a negative impacts on agriculture, food security, rural livelihoods, and economic development (NMA 2007). Planning of changes in land use requires a inclusive knowledge of the natural resources; a trustworthy estimate of what they are capable of producing, so that reliable predictions and recommendations can be made. Production potential, the conservation of soil and water resources for use by future generations requires consideration in planning land development. For these reasons sustainable land management is now getting considerable attention from development experts, policy makers and researchers. In long-term period, any utilization over its capability of the land will cause degradation and yield reduction. Therefore, to know the land production capacity and to allocate the land to the satisfactory and to the most profitable should be cared.

Experts address the question: “How can sustainable land management contribute to mitigating climate change?”

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-256
Author(s):  
Chencho Norbu ◽  
Timothy J. Downs ◽  
Edward Yeboah ◽  
L.J.R. (Bert) Scholtens ◽  
Jyotsna Bapat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Sustainable Land Management

scholarly journals ‘This country just hangs tight’: perspectives on managing land degradation and climate change in far west NSW

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Berry ◽  
Graciela Metternicht ◽  
Alex Baumber
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Rangeland Management ◽  
Anthropogenic Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Strong Basis ◽  
Context Specific

Discussions of land degradation often display a disconnect between global and local scales. Although global-scale discussions often focus on measuring and reversing land degradation through metrics and policy measures, local-scale discussions can highlight a diversity of viewpoints and the importance of local knowledge and context-specific strategies for sustainable land management. Similarly, although scientific studies clearly link anthropogenic climate change to land degradation as both cause and consequence, the connection may not be so clear for local rangelands communities due to the complex temporal and spatial scales of change and management in such environments. In research conducted in October 2015, we interviewed 18 stakeholders in the far west of New South Wales about their perspectives on sustainable land management. The results revealed highly variable views on what constitutes land degradation, its causes and appropriate responses. For the pastoral land managers, the most important sign of good land management was the maintenance of groundcover, through the management of total grazing pressure. Participants viewed overgrazing as a contributor to land degradation in some cases and they identified episodes of land degradation in the region. However, other more contentious factors were also highlighted, such as wind erosion, grazing by goats and kangaroos and the spread of undesired ‘invasive native scrub’ at the expense of more desirable pasture, and alternative views that these can offer productive benefits. Although few participants were concerned about anthropogenic climate change, many described their rangeland management styles as adaptive to the fluctuations of the climate, regardless of the reasons for these variations. Rather than focusing on whether landholders ‘believe in’ climate change or agree on common definitions or measurement approaches for land degradation, these results suggest that their culture of adaptation may provide a strong basis for coping with an uncertain future. The culture of adaption developed through managing land in a highly variable climate may help even if the specific conditions that landholders need to adapt to are unlike those experienced in living memory. Such an approach requires scientific and expert knowledge to be integrated alongside the context-specific knowledge, values and existing management strategies of local stakeholders.

scholarly journals The effect of sustainable land management technologies on farming household food security in Kwara state, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-214
Author(s):  
Shehu Salau ◽  
Robiu Aliu ◽  
Nofiu Nofiu
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Security Index ◽  
Farming Households

Nigeria is among countries of the world confronted with the food insecurity problem. The agricultural production systems that produce food for the teeming population are not sustainable. Consequently, the use of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) technologies becomes a viable option. This study assessed the effect of SLM technologies on farming households? food security in Kwara State, Nigeria. A random sampling technique was used to pick 200 farming households for this study. The analytical tools included descriptive statistics, Shriar index, Likert scale, food security index and logistic regression analysis. The results indicated that the average age of the respondents was 51.8 years. The food security index showed that the proportions of food secure and insecure households were 35% and 65% respectively. The binary logistic regression revealed that SLM technologies were one of the critical determinants of food security. An increase in the usage of SLM technologies by 0.106% raised food security by 1%. Other important factors that were estimated included farm income, family size, gender and age of the household head. To reduce the effects of food insecurity, the effective coping strategies adopted by the respondents were reduction in quantity and quality of food consumed, engaging in off-farm jobs to increase household income and using of money proposed for other purposes to buy foods. Governments at all levels should encourage the adoption and use of SLM technologies through both print and electronic media. Policies and strategies towards reducing the household size should be vigorously pursued to reduce food insecurity.

scholarly journals Climate Change Impact on Agriculture and Related Sustainable Land Management Practices in Bangladesh – A Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-69
Author(s):  
M. A. Hossain ◽  
M. N. Amin ◽  
J. Sultana ◽  
M. N. A. Siddique
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Groundwater Depletion ◽  
Land Resource ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Land Quality ◽  
Land User

Sustainable land management (SLM) is an effective climate adaptation technique in the present world. Bangladesh is listed in long-term Climate Risk Index 2019 due to its unicorn geographic features (e.g. low-lying riparian lands, big rivers, dense population and coastal settings). The livelihoods of Bangladesh are directly or indirectly linked to agricultural practices and or agribusiness. Many studies revealed that climate change-induced natural calamities (e.g. rainfall and temperature variability, sea level rise, flood, cyclone, drought, groundwater depletion, salt intrusion) unfavorably effect on agricultural production and livelihood activities and these are making critical food insecurity situation. Thus, identification and implementation of SLM practices to maintain food security of the bursting population are a prerequisite in Bangladesh. In this study, we have compiled the prospective SLM practices based on land management objective, land user requirements, crop and land suitability by reviewing peer-reviewed articles and grey literature. The potential SLM identified includes land resource conservation, erosion control, tillage technology, soil fertility management, vegetation management, efficient groundwater use, salinity-drought adaptations, land zoning and site-specific climate-smart agriculture. Among these SLM practices, the cultivation of suitable crop based on land quality and resource availability requires knowledge of decision support components involving the stakeholders for meaningful implementation of SLM. We proposed conceptual decision support components (e.g. land user, land quality, crop suitability, site-specific management, capital and governance) that would be the basis for the development and implementation of SLM towards land users and or farmers. The motivation of farmers through efficient extension activity and agri-governance for optimized land management can lead to minimizing the climate-induced vulnerability in agriculture. We concluded that the identified SLM practices, if implemented by adequate decision supports, SLM will help to achieve agricultural production as required by the sustainable Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Towards sustainable land management in the drylands: Scientific connections in monitoring and assessing dryland degradation, climate change and biodiversity

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Cowie ◽  
T. D. Penman ◽  
L. Gorissen ◽  
M. D. Winslow ◽  
J. Lehmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Sustainable Land Management

SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT: INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES AND RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Andreeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Water Erosion ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
International Level ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
No Till ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Wind And Water Erosion

The basic modern approaches of sustainable land management at the international level are considered. The relevance of the rational land and land resources use in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is shown. Basic definitions of the concept of "sustainable land management " and the main categories of SLM are given. On the example of SLM "no-till" technology in the Samara region it is shown that the use of methods of minimal soil cultivation allows to reduce the level of wind and water erosion, and also contributes to soil decompaction. In general, the "no-till" technology is aimed at preventing and reducing land degradation, adapting to climate change and the consequences of extreme climate and weather events.

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