The following sections are included: Introduction. Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in South Asia. Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change. Augmenting production. Developing climate-ready crops. Changes in land-use management. Resource conservation and use efficiency. Harnessing the loca...
Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Pathak, Himanshu
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Naresh Kumar, Soora
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Sharma P
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[South Asia perspectives on climate change and agriculture: adaptation options]
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South Asia perspectives on climate change and agriculture: adaptation options
A chapter highlighting the importance of gene flow in the book "Applied Mathematics and Omics to Assess Crop Genetic Resources for Climate Change Adaptive Traits".
Bari, Abdallah
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Chaubey, Yogendra
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Sillanpää, Mikko J.
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Stoddard, Fred
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Damania, Ardeshir B.
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Alaoui, Si Bennasseur
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Mackay, Michael
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[Applied Mathematics in Genetic Resources: Toward a Synergistic Approach Combining Innovations with Theoretical Aspects]
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Applied Mathematics in Genetic Resources: Toward a Synergistic Approach Combining Innovations with Theoretical Aspects
This chapter discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of adaptation. Specifically, the chapter explores the following impacts of climate change on agriculture: increased CO2 concentrations, water availability, and pests and diseases. The chapter also includes reports of...
Berry, P.
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Bramley, H.
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Mgonja M
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Mohanty S
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[Regional Impacts of Climate Change and the role of Adaptation]
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Regional Impacts of Climate Change and the role of Adaptation
Conventional wisdom says that the world is heading for a major water crisis. By 2050, global population will increase from 7 billion to a staggering 9.5 billion and the demands this will place on food and water systems will inevitably push river basins over the edge. The findings from this book ...
Cai X
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Molden, David J.
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Mainuddin, M.
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Sharma B
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Ahmad, M.D.
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Karimi, P.
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[Producing more food with less water in a changing world: assessment of water productivity in 10 major river basins]
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Producing more food with less water in a changing world: assessment of water productivity in 10 major river basins
La falta de una inclusión justa y en buenas condiciones con los mercados es una de las barreras que enfrentan los productores con pequenas extensiones de tierra en América Latina y, en general, en los países en desarrollo. Los agronegocios inclusivos han emergido como un concepto y una práctica q...
Hurtado Bermudez, Jhon Jairo
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Lundy, Mark
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Melo, Jenny
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León, Zeyla de
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Paul, Larry
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Zapata, Jennifer
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Navarro, Melba
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Mercado, Paola
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Muñoz, Adriana
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[¿Qué facilita o limita las relaciones comerciales incluyentes con pequeños productores? Análisis de tres casos en América Latina]
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¿Qué facilita o limita las relaciones comerciales incluyentes con pequeños productores? Análisis de tres casos en América Latina
The response of plant disease to weather variables such as temperature and precipitation is well known, and has been the basis for disease forecasting models used in decision-making by farmers and policy makers. Thus, plant disease risk can readily shift under climate change. Predicting changes i...
Garrett, K.A.
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Nita, Mizuho
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Wolf, Erick de
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Esker, Paul David
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Gómez Montano, Lorena
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Sparks, Adam H.
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[Plant Pathogens as Indicators of Climate Change]
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Plant Pathogens as Indicators of Climate Change
Improving smallholder agricultural systems is central to achieving climate-smart agriculture (CSA). This module focuses on local-level institutions and their role in facilitating the adoption of climate-smart agricultural strategies. The module demonstrates the importance of local institutions fo...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Gordes, A.
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Sessa, R.
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Braimoh, A.K.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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[Module 12: Local institutions]
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Module 12: Local institutions
Weather indexed crop insurance has the potential of offering risk management to high-risk populations in poor areas, by lowering transaction costs of managing contracts and payouts, thereby offering affordable insurance even to poor farmers. Lower transaction costs relative to multiperil yield-ba...
Barton, David N.
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Kakumanu KR
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Palanisami K
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Tirupathaiah, K.
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[Analysis of economic incentives for managing risk at the farm level in the context of climate change]
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Analysis of economic incentives for managing risk at the farm level in the context of climate change
Climate change has become a major concern in African agriculture, with farmers in many places struggling to cope with changing temperatures and rainfall patterns and increased flood and drought risks. For subsistence farmers, especially, these changes pose a serious threat to food security. At th...
This chapter provides an overview of the region, its current economic situ¬ation, and its vulnerability to climate change. It is designed to provide useful input into the efforts of ECOWAS in developing appropriate policies related to climate for the region. This chapter is followed by one that d...
Jalloh, Abdulai
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Faye, MD
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Roy-Macauley, Harold
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Sérémé, P
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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[An overview of West African agriculture and climate change]
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An overview of West African agriculture and climate change