Climate Change and Agriculture

Edited by Saddam Hussain

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Abstract: Climate change is likely to have an extensive impact on agriculture around the world through changes in temperature, precipitation, and CO2 concentration. This book provides the most recent research on the interaction between climate change and the agriculture sector. With contributions from internationally recognized scientists, this volume contains 13 chapters covering the key topics related to climate change hazards, risk assessment, mitigation strategies, and climate-smart agriculture innovations. It offers a solid foundation for the discussion of climate resilience in agricultural systems and the requirements to keep improving agricultural production in the face of mounting climate challenge. All the agriculturists, environmentalists, climate change specialists, policy makers, and research scholars will find this remarkable volume a welcome addition to their collection.

JEL-codes: Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
ISBN: 978-1-78985-667-5
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Chapters in this book:

Beitbridge Minority Farmer Communities and Climate Change: Prospects for Sustainability

Mark Matsa and Beauty Dzawanda

Capacity Development for Scaling Up Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovations

Elliot Zwane

Climate Change and Uncharted Social Challenge in Existing Urban Setup in Bangladesh

Reazul Ahsan

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Agricultural Sector: The Case of Local Responses in Punjab, Pakistan

Muhammad Mumtaz, Jose A. Puppim De Oliveira and Saleem H. Ali

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Agronomic Crops

Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Habib Ur Rahaman, Asmat Ullah, Burhan Ahmad, Ghulam Abbas, Zartash Fatima, Syed Aftab Wajid, Ashfaq Ahmad and Shakeel Ahmad

Climate Smart Interventions of Small-Holder Farming Systems

Asmat Ullah, Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Habib Ur Rahaman, Umer Saeed, Ashfaq Ahmad, Abid Mehmood and Gerrit Hoogenboom

Climate Stability and the Origin of Agriculture

Joan Feynman and Alexander Ruzmaikin

Environment, Agriculture, and Land Use Pattern

Saifullah Khan, Mehmood Ul Hassan and Aslam Khan

Environmental Impact Evaluation of Rubber Cultivation and Industry in Malaysia

Sumiani Yusoff, Zameri Mohamed and Aireen Zuriani Ahmad

Methane Emission Assessment from Indian Livestock and Its Role in Climate Change Using Climate Metrics

Shilpi Kumari, Moonmoon Hiloidhari, S N Naik and R P Dahiya

Resiliency of Prairie Agriculture to Climate Change

Suren(dra) Kulshreshtha

Salinity Stress in Arid and Semi-Arid Climates: Effects and Management in Field Crops

Sajid Hussain, Muhammad Shaukat, Muhammad Ashraf, Chunquan Zhu, Qianyu Jin and Junhua Zhang

Sugarcane Production under Changing Climate: Effects of Environmental Vulnerabilities on Sugarcane Diseases, Insects and Weeds

Sadam Hussain, Abdul Khaliq, Umer Mehmood, Tauqeer Qadir, Muhammad Saqib, Muhammad Amjed Iqbal and Saddam Hussain

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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.78427

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