Climate Change and Agricultural Food Production: Impacts, Vulnerabilities and Remedies
Kibria, Golam; Haroon, A.K. Yousuf & Nugegoda, Dayanthi
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PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 42481
ISBN-10 : 93-81450-51-X / 938145051X
ISBN-13 : 978-93-81450-51-2 / 9789381450512
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2013
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
300p., 29 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- 1. Climate change and green house gas emissions (GHG) from agriculture, livestock and fisheries. 2. Climate change impacts on agriculture, livestock and fisheries. 3. Climate change impacts on food contamination and food safety. 4. Climate change impacts on food security. 5. Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in agriculture, livestock and fisheries.
DESCRIPTION
The book 'Climate Change and Agricultural Food Production: Impacts, Vulnerabilities and Remedies' provides an overview of climate change impacts on all agricultural food producing sectors (agriculture, livestock and fisheries), food contamination, and food safety (microbial pathogens, toxic biological & toxic chemical contaminants), food security and climate change adaptation and mitigation measures to counteract or minimise or reduce the effects of climate change on agriculture, livestock and fisheries. It reviews and summarizes research results, data and information from the world including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Polar Regions and Small Island Nations. The book has been structured as textbook, reference book and extension book and written in simple and plain English with key facts and acronyms and glossary provided in each chapter with tables and figures to benefit a wide range of readers.