Global Climate Change: Resilient and Smart Agriculture

✍ Scribed by V. Venkatramanan, Shachi Shah, Ram Prasad

• Publisher: Springer Singapore;Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 365
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides essential insights into methods and practices of ‘Climate-smart Agriculture,’ which is driven by the principles of climate resilience and smart resource use in agricultural production. Climate-smart agriculture is a key policy instrument for achieving poverty eradication and a hunger-free world, as well as mitigating the effects of climate change. This book discusses in detail climate-smart agricultural technologies and practices that can reduce the vulnerability of agricultural systems, improve the livelihoods of farmers and other stakeholders, and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from crop production and livestock husbandry.

The agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector produces roughly 10–12 gigatons of CO2-equivalent per year; therefore, sustainable practices for agriculture and related land use hold immense potential to mitigate climate change. The potential impacts of climate variability and climate change on agriculture are extensively documented and articulated, especially with regard to global and national environmental agendas that call for innovation, transformation and climate-resilient advances in agriculture. As the book demonstrates, climate-smart agriculture offers an excellent tool for boosting agricultural output to feed the growing global population; for reducing greenhouse gases emissions from agriculture and other land use; and for protecting agricultural production systems from the impending dangers of climate change.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
Defining a Policy Nexus for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the Caribbean Region (Wendy-Ann P. Isaac, Wayne G. Ganpat, Puran Bridgemohan, Marlene Attzs)....Pages 1-13
A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Mauritius: Moving Towards a Landscape Approach (Shane Hardowar)....Pages 15-31
Climate-Smart and -Resilient Agricultural Practices in Eastern Dry Zone of Sri Lanka (V. Thadshayini, K. W. G. Rekha Nianthi, G. A. S. Ginigaddara)....Pages 33-68
Impact of Climate Change on Communities, Response and Migration of Insects, Nematodes, Vectors and Natural Enemies in Diverse Ecosystems (J. Sridhar, K. Kiran Kumar, R. K. Murali-Baskaran, Sengottayan Senthil-Nathan, Suraj Sharma, M. Nagesh et al.)....Pages 69-93
The Current Policies and Practices Behind Scaling Up Climate-Smart Agriculture in India (Dhanya Praveen, Andimuthu Ramachandran)....Pages 95-107
Building Resilience to Climate Change in Agriculture: Integrated Natural Resource Management and Institutional Measures (K. H. Anantha, Kaushal K. Garg, Sreenath Dixit)....Pages 109-136
Climate-Smart Small Millets (CSSM): A Way to Ensure Sustainable Nutritional Security (H. M. Vinaya Kumar, Naveenkumar Gattupalli, S. C. Babu, Anuj Bhatia)....Pages 137-154
Scope and Strategic Intervention for Climate-Smart Agriculture in North Eastern India (N. K. Patra, Suresh Chandra Babu)....Pages 155-186
Sustainable Livestock Management Systems for Indian Rural Livelihood: Mitigation of Climate Change (T. Thamil Vanan, D. Divya Lakshmi)....Pages 187-198
Precision Farming: A Step Towards Sustainable, Climate-Smart Agriculture (Trisha Roy, Justin George K)....Pages 199-220
Integration of Geospatial Technology and Simulation Modelling for Climate Change Studies (Himani Bisht, Shweta Gautam, Riki Sarma, A. K. Mishra, V. K. Prajapati)....Pages 221-247
Geospatial Applications in Modeling Climate Change Impact on Soil Erosion (Suresh Kumar)....Pages 249-272
Extension and Advisory Services for Climate-Smart Agriculture (Saravanan Raj, Saisree Garlapati)....Pages 273-299
Climate Services for Managing Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture (S. D. Attri)....Pages 301-314
Nanotechnology for Mitigation of Global Warming Impacts (K. S. Subramanian, V. Karthika, M. Praghadeesh, A. Lakshmanan)....Pages 315-336
Climate Policy (Javaria Nasir, Muhammad Ashfaq, Rakshanda Kousar)....Pages 337-358

✦ Subjects

Life Sciences; Agriculture; Ecosystems; Climate Change; Soil Science & Conservation; Environmental Management; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology