This book focuses on innovations in agriculture that is aimed at eliminating global hunger and poverty and promoting sustainable development of global agriculture. Collectively, chapters in the book address innovations of BRICS Agricultural Food System, future actions of BRICS Agricultural cooperation, the impact of epidemics on agricultural investment and trade transactions in BRICS, and how BRICS countries can provide solutions for global grain and agriculture governance under the impact of the epidemic. In doing so, it highlights technological advancement tools and solutions in agribusiness value chain in emerging economies towards the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, with a particular focus on SDG2: Zero Hunger.

Captures the status of agriculture in BRICS countries Provides a roadmap for agricultural and sustainable development Includes case studies with empirical evidence

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Phokele Maponya holds a PhD (Environmental & Agricultural) from the University of South Africa and has more than 15 years Teaching, Research and Project Management experience. He has acted as a reviewer for various journals including Climate Services, Agroforestry Systems, African Journal of Business and Economic Research and Journal of Asian and Africa Studies (International & South Africa Department of Higher Education and Training accredited) and served in various journal's editorial boards including Journal of Agricultural Science and Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology.

Ndivhuho Tshikovhi, is a Postdoctoral fellow at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) under the Faculty of Management Sciences. He holds a doctorate in social and political sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Fulufhelo Netswera is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology. He is the former Director of the North-West University Business School, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Director of the South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT). He holds a doctoral degree in sociology of development and research in the broad areas of economic development and entrepreneurship.

Klappentext

This book focuses on innovations in agriculture that is aimed at eliminating global hunger and poverty and promoting sustainable development of global agriculture. Collectively, chapters in the book address innovations of BRICS Agricultural Food System, future actions of BRICS Agricultural cooperation, the impact of epidemics on agricultural investment and trade transactions in BRICS, and how BRICS countries can provide solutions for global grain and agriculture governance under the impact of the epidemic. In doing so, it highlights technological advancement tools and solutions in agribusiness value chain in emerging economies towards the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, with a particular focus on SDG2: Zero Hunger.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Ch: 1 Reflection and Reconstruction of China's Rural Land Shareholding System Reform based on several cases in Northwestern China.- Ch: 2 Rural Land Transfer in China: Reform and Legal Issues.- Ch: 3 Research, extension services and training as key drivers to agroforestry adoption: A case study of agrosilviculture community growers in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces, South Africa.- Ch: 4 Socio Economic and Agroforestry Status: A Case Study of Small Timber Growers in Limpopo Province, South Africa.- Ch: 5 Re-Looking Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and their Impact on Agricultural Production in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa.- Ch: 6 Smallholder Farmers Multinomial Choice Analysis for Climate Change and Variability in Limpopo Province, South Africa.- Ch: 7 Towards Sustainable Livelihoods: Case study in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: A Multi Criteria Analysis Approach.- Ch: 8 The impact of COVID-19 on China's agriculture and the implications of rural revitalization initiatives for BRICS countries.- Ch: 9 Contribution to the topic of Future actions of BRICS Agricultural cooperation.- Ch: 10 Cooperation between Agriculture and Tourism in India a Preferred Strategy Post COVID 19.- Ch: 11 Current state and perspectives of digital transformation in Russian agricultural companies.- Ch: 12 Innovation directions in agricultural food system: Russia and other BRICS countries.- Ch: 13 Current State and Prospects for Digital Transformation of Russia Agricultural Companies.- Ch: 14 Innovative and Futuristic approach to the Agricultural Sector in China.- Ch: 15 Innovation directions of BRICS agricultural food systems.- Ch: 16 Challenges for Food Security among BRICS Countries A New Road Map for Agriculture Development.