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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Revitalizing the Agricultural Sector in Nigeria: Implications for Root and Tuber Crops Value Chains and Contribution to Health Care -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Root and Tuber Crops in Nigerians' Economy and Diet -- Agriculture and Human Sustenance- The Socioeconomic Viewpoint -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- An Investigation of the Impact of the Military Crisis in Ukraine on Agricultural Production and Land Resources in Crisis Territories: Approaches, Algorithms, and Methods -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Conflict Case Study -- Methodology -- Data Analysis: Big Data Classification and Regularization and Optimization Approaches to Multi-Source Data -- A Model of the Population Dynamics in Conflict-Hit Areas -- Assessing Population Dynamics in the Crisis-Hit Area Using Multi-Source Data -- The Population Assessment Stochastic Approach in Rural Areas Using Multi-Source Data -- A Stochastic Approach to Population Assessment in Urban Areas Using Multi-Source Data -- Satellite Observations for Population Dynamics Control -- Economic Dynamics in the Crisis-Hit Area Using Multi-Source Data: Agricultural Production Assessment Tools -- Markov's Chain Modelling of Satellite Data to Analyze Changes in Land-Use Structure -- An Analysis of Land-Use Efficiency and Crop Structure Dynamics Using Satellite Data -- An Assessment of Variations in Economic Activity Based on Satellite Data Integration into a Multi-Source Data Analysis Approach -- Approaches to Cartographic Modeling for the Assessment and Mapping of the Appraisal and Economic Assessments of Agricultural Land -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 -- The Role of Agriculture for the Integration of Migrants: The Italian Case -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Emigration and Socio-Economic Development

In the face of persistent rural poverty, an incomplete agrarian transition, the predominance of small and marginal farms and a growing feminisation of agriculture, this paper argues for a new institutional approach to poverty reduction, agricultural revival and social empowerment. It makes a strong case for a group approach to agricultural investment and production by promoting collectivities of the poor which, it argues, would be much more effective on all these counts than the traditional individual-oriented approaches. The collectivities proposed here, however, are small-sized, voluntary, socio-economically homogeneous and participatory in decision-making, in keeping with the principles emphasised in a human rights approach to development. The paper describes a range of successful cases of agricultural production collectivities from the transition economies and south Asia. It also reflects on the contexts in which they may be expected to succeed, and how these efforts could be replicated for wider geographic coverage and impact.

Sustainable development is based on ethical principles such as respect for and harmony with nature, political values such as participative democracy and social equity, and moral norms such as environmental rationality. Sustainable development is egalitarian, neutral, and self-managed, able to satisfy the basic needs of people, respecting cultural diversity, and improving the quality of life. The concepts of agriculture and sustainable development refer to the need of minimizing degradation of fertile land, while working to increase production. They include agricultural activities such as soil and water management, crop management, and the conservation of biodiversity, taking into account the provision of food and raw materials. Sustainability of agricultural production systems refers to the capacity of the system to maintain its productivity in spite of economic and natural, external or internal limitations. Sustainability is a function of the natural features of a system and the pressures and interventions it experiences, as well as social, economic, and technical interventions that are carried out in order to fight negative pressures, highlighting the resiliency of the system.