Climate-smart agriculture has recently emerged as a response to the need for agricultural systems that can enhance food security while promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. It primarily aims at sustainably managing agricultural systems to attain food security while also harnessing the potential of the agricultural sector for climate change mitigation, as well as adaptation to climate change impacts. Intensifying crop production and addressing climate change must be done in an integrated and sustainable way. This book entitled Advances in Climate-Smart Agriculture considers the most typical of the expected impacts of climate change on crop production, and the opportunities that exist for adapting to these changes and mitigating climate change through the sustainable intensification of crop production.
Dr. Sanjay-Swami is Professor in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at School of Natural Resource Management, College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Barapani under Central Agricultural University, Imphal. He holds a Ph.D. in Soil Science from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India. He is an active researcher in the field of conservation and management of natural resources, especially in the Indian Himalayan Region for more than 18 years. He has contributed over 150 research papers and technical articles in various journals/periodicals of international repute. He has also to his credit 15 standard books and more than 50 book chapters. He has guided/guiding 5 Ph.D. and 13 M.Sc. scholars, attended more than 25 international conferences and visited many countries like The Netherlands, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Mongolia, etc. for various academic purposes. He is editor, associate editor and reviewer of many national and international journals.
Dr. Wajid Hasan, Ph.D. is working as Subject Matter Specialist (Entomology) at KVK Jehanabad, Bihar Agricultural University, Bihar. He was selected for Dr. D.S. Kothari UGC-Post Doctoral Fellow in 2010. He has made a vibrant link with farmers by advising them plant protection measures for which he has received 11 awards from several societies, published 51 research papers, 22 books, 35 book chapters, 38 popular articles, 2 practical manuals and 36 success stories. He has organized 11 international conferences as chief-organizing secretary, co-organizing, and executive organizing secretary. He works as Editor-in-Chief in International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences (IJAAS) and editorial board member in 6 scientific international journals.