chapter 1. Small landholder farming and global food security / Rattan Lal -- chapter 2. Enhancing soil security for smallholder agriculture / Johan Bouma, Niels H. Batjes, M.P.W. Sonneveld, and Prem Bindraban -- chapter 3. Smallholder farmers, fertilizers, and increased food demand / Deborah Hellums and Amit Roy -- chapter 4. Enhancing soil and landscape quality in smallholder grazing systems / Jean L. Steiner, Alan J. Franzluebbers, Constance Neely, Tim Ellis, and Ermias Aynekulu -- chapter 5. Sustainable food production in Indo-Gangetic Plains : role of improved cultivars in cropping system intensification for small farm holders / Raj Gupta and Rajbir Yadav -- chapter 6. Soil management for sustainable agricultural intensification in the Himalayan region / Roshan M. Bajracharya, Dil Prasad Sherchan, Bed Mani Dahal, and Nani Raut -- chapter 7. Long-term effects of different fertilizer management practices on soil organic carbon pool in smallholder farms of the Huang-Huai-Hai Plains, China / Xiangbin Kong, Rattan Lal, Baoguo Li, Lei Han, Hongjun Lei, Kejiang Li, and Youlu Bai -- chapter 8. Productivity of small landholders of South Asia and scarcity of water resources / Rattan Lal -- chapter 9. Conservation agriculture on Chernozems in the Republic of Moldova / Boris Boincean and Rattan Lal -- chapter 10. Experiences on conservation agriculture (CA) in Zambia, Malawi, and Ethiopia : effects on yield, soil properties, labor use, profitability, and adoption / Jens B. Aune -- chapter 11. Agroforestry for small landholders of Eastern and Southern Africa / Tracy L. Beedy, George Nyamadzawo, Eike Luedeling, Dong- Gill Kim, Frank Place, and Kiros M. Hadgu -- chapter 12. Adaptation by smallholders in Eastern Africa to climate change through conservation agriculture / Didas N. Kimaro, Hildelitha B. Msita, Andrew Kabanza, Stefaan Dondeyne, Jozef A. Deckers, and Jean Poesen -- chapter 13. Community, climate change, and sustainable intensification : why gender is important / Cornelia B. Flora -- chapter 14. Small-farmer choice and decision making for sustainable soil management / Keith M. Moore, Jerod Myers, and Corinna Clements -- chapter 15. Factors affecting adoption of soil and water conservation production systems in lesser-scale societies / Ted L. Napier and Corey Henry Cockerill -- chapter 16. Sustainable intensification of smallholder agriculture / Rattan Lal and Bobby A. Stewart.