Book Reviews

Members are invited to submit reviews of books which are likely to be of interest to TAAI members and the wider conservation agriculture community.

Reviews can be submitted in any format – MS Word or ODT document, PDF or simply in an email. Please submit reviews for consideration to the membership secretary.

DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed in all book reviews distributed by TAAI are solely those of the reviewer. No formal endorsement by TAA International should be implied.

ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA (AGRA)

Feeding Africa’s cities: opportunities, challenges, and policies for linking African farmers with growing urban food markets

Reviewed by Jim Ellis-Jones

ANIDI Oluwakayode, MASAKHWE Sharon Mayienga, MPAGALILE Joseph

Use of information and communications technology tools for tractor hire services in Africa: opportunities and challenges

Reviewed by Brian Sims

AZAM-ALI, Sayed Nader

The Ninth Revolution: transforming food systems for good

Reviewed by Roger RB Leakey

BARRETT CB, BENTON T, FANZO J

Socio-technical innovation bundles for agri-food systems transformation: report of the International Expert Panel on Innovations to Build Sustainable, Equitable, Inclusive Food Value Chains

Reviewed by Paul Harding

DEMBITZER, Benny

The Global Famine Game: Toxic Aid, A Weapon of War, Perverse Economics

Reviewed by Ralph von Kaufmann

EDWIN, Frank

Cut And Crushed: The Old School Agricultural Engineer’s Guide to Surviving the Tropics – and still making it home for Christmas

Reviewed by Michael Wales

GATES, Bill

How to avoid a climate disaster: the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need

Reviewed by Brian Sims

HARPER, Fred

Outstanding Seale-Haynians

Reviewed by John Wibberley

INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC)

Climate change 2022: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Summary for policymakers

Reviewed by Brian Sims

KASSAM, Amir

Advances in conservation agriculture – Vol. 1: Systems and science; Vol. 2: Practice and benefits

Reviewed by David Dent

KASSAM Amir, KASSAM Leila

Rethinking food and agriculture: new ways forward

Reviewed by John Wibberley

KOCH-WESER Maritta, GUGGENHEIM Scott

Social development in the World Bank: essays in honor of Michael M. Cernea

Reviewed by Jim Harvey

KOLBERT, Elizabeth

Under a white sky: the nature of the future

Reviewed by Brian Sims

MALABO MONTPELLIER PANEL

Trading up: policy innovations to expand food and agricultural trade in Africa

Reviewed by Martin Evans

MONBIOT, George

Regenesis: feeding the word without devouring the planet

Reviewed by Brian Sims

PATERSON, Peter D

Beekeeping in tropical Africa

Reviewed by john Wibberley

RESNICK Danielle, SWINNEN Johan

The political economy of food system transformation: pathways to progress in a polarized world

Reviewed by Martin Evans

SHELDRAKE, Merlin

Entangled life: how fungi make our worlds, change our minds, and shape our futures

Reviewed by Brian Sims

SIHLOBO, Wandile

A Country of 2 Agricultures: the disparities, the challenges, the solutions

Reviewed by John Wibberley

THOMPSON, Peter

One of a Thousand

Reviewed by Keith Virgo

VALLE Santiago Santos, KIENZLE Josef

Agriculture 4.0: agricultural robotics and automated equipment for sustainable crop production

Reviewed by Brian Sims

VOLLESEN K, MERRETT L

A field guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo woodland: Part 1 (Ferns & monocots), Part 2 (Dicots)

Reviewed by David Dent