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Sustainable Solutions for Food Security

Combating Climate Change by Adaptation

von: Atanu Sarkar, Suman Ranjan Sensarma, Gary W. vanLoon
117,69 €
Verlag:	Springer
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	18.01.2019
ISBN/EAN:	9783319778785
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

<div>This volume is the first centralized source of technological and policy solutions for sustainable agriculture and food systems resilience in the face of climate change. The editors have compiled a comprehensive collection of the latest tested, replicable green technologies and approaches for food security, including smart crops and new agricultural paradigms, sustainable natural resources management, and strategies for risk assessment and governance. Studies from resource-constrained countries with vulnerable populations are emphasized, with contributions on multisector partnership from development professionals. Debates concerning access to climate-smart technologies, intellectual property rights, and international negotiations on technology transfer are also included. </div><div><br></div><div>The editors are, respectively, a public health physician, a development professional and an environmental scientist. They bring their varied perspectives together to curate a holistic volume that will be useful for policy makers, scientists, community-based organizations, international organizations and researchers across the world. <br></div><div><br></div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Climate smart crops. 2a. Drought resistant crops 2b. Flood resistant crops 2c. Salt tolerant crops 2d. Heat resistant crops 2e. Fortified crops.- 3. Food beyond crops 3a. Livestock 3b. Fishery and aquaculture 3c. Agro-forestry.- 4. Agriculture: The new paradigms 4a. Urban agriculture 4b. Vertical agriculture and Cost effective hydroponics/aquaponics, artificial lights (LEDs) 4c. Innovative hybrid of agriculture, animal farming, and fish culture.- 5. Natural resources management 5a. Cost-effective drip irrigation  5b. Harmonizing renewable energy in heating and lights (wind, solar, geothermal, hybrid) 5c. Landscape management 5d. Soil nutrition management, increase soil nutrition, enhance efficiency of nutrients.- 6. New Technologies: Innovative strategies for universal access and equity  6a. Agriculture credit and technological support for poor farmers 6b. Upgradation of technological knowledge among the farming communities 6c. Bringing laboratory, policy makers, and farmers together 6d. Commercialization of biotechnology.- 7. Risk Governance 7a. Pest, weed and other disease management 7b. Food Supply Chains 7c. Food security policies (national/international) (regional cooperation) 7d. Innovative and effective communication for risk prediction and mitigation 7e. Integrated governance.

Autorenportrait

Atanu Sarkar serves as Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.<div><br></div><div>Suman Ranjan Sensarma is a Consultant at IPE Global Limited, a development sector consultancy.</div><div><br></div><div>Gary W. vanLoon is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Queen's University, Canada. <br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>

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<div>This volume is the first centralized source of technological and policy solutions for sustainable agriculture and food systems resilience in the face of climate change. The editors have compiled a comprehensive collection of the latest tested, replicable green technologies and approaches for food security, including smart crops and new agricultural paradigms, sustainable natural resources management, and strategies for risk assessment and governance.  Studies from resource-constrained countries with vulnerable populations are emphasized, with contributions on multisector partnership from development professionals. Debates concerning access to climate-smart technologies, intellectual property rights, and international negotiations on technology transfer are also included. </div><div><br></div><div>The editors are, respectively a public health physician, a development professional and an environmental scientist, and they bring their varied perspectives together to curate a holistic volume that will be useful for policy makers, scientists, community-based organizations, international organizations and researchers across the world. <br></div><div><br></div>

Sonderbeitrag

<p>Contains the latest technological solutions and governance frameworks for sustainable food security that have been tested across the globe</p><p>Provides comprehensive descriptions of food systems resilience initiatives and guides to replicating them</p><p>Combines multidisciplinary perspectives including public health, development studies, chemistry, and environmental science</p>

Verkaufsargumente

Contains the latest technological solutions and governance frameworks for sustainable food security that have been tested across the globe <div><br></div><div>Provides comprehensive descriptions of food systems resilience initiatives and guides to replicating them </div><div><br></div><div>Combines multidisciplinary perspectives including public health, development studies, chemistry, and environmental science</div>