South Asia perspectives on climate change and agriculture: adaptation options

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 local t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aggarwal, Pramod K., Pathak, Himanshu, Naresh Kumar, Soora, Sharma, P.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: World Scientific Publishing 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52013
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Sumario: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 local technical knowledge of farmers. Improved risk management though early warning system and crop insurance. Enabling institutional and policy support. Conclusion. References.