Food security and land use change under conditions of climatic variability : a multidimensional perspective / edited by Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur.

This volume analyzes the global challenges of food security, land use changes, and climate change impacts on food production in order to recommend sustainable development policies, anticipate future food services and demands, and identify the economic benefits and trade-offs of meeting food security...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Squires, Victor R., 1937- (Editor), Gaur, Mahesh K. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Food security as a global issue
  • 1. Climate change and food security: A glance on principles and strategic road map
  • 2. Commentary on evolution of policy and operationalization of action to make "food security" the first priority
  • 3. Agricultural productivity and food security: Land degradation and changes over time
  • 4. A comprehensive overview of water and food security crisis influencing human mobility patterns
  • Part II. Climate variability and food security
  • 5. The critical role of smallholders in survival food security
  • 6. Climate change and food security in the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon
  • 7. Building capacities for agricultural disaster risk reduction in the Western Balkan Countries
  • 8. Commentary on China's current food security status, future trends and responses under climate variability
  • Part III. Food security and livelihoods
  • 9. Additional changes towards agriculture through the generational lens and impact on engagement in related activities: cse study from a mountainous area
  • 10. Establishing multi-partnerships in environmental governance in Indonesia: case of Desa Makmur Perduli Api (prosperous and fire free villages) Program
  • 11. From zero-acreage farming to zero hunger in African cities: some possibilities and opportunities
  • 12. Organic farming practices that can combat drought and land degradation through efficient use of land and water
  • Part IV. Concluding thoughts and reflections
  • 13. Reality and consequence for livestock production, human nutrition, health and food security under the impact of climate change
  • 14. Changes in agricultural land use and food security: challenges for North West, India
  • 15. Diversification and land use management practices for food and nutritional security under climate change scenario in arid and semi-arid regions of India--16. Vulnerability of resource-poor farmers to climate change and traditional adaptation pattern at high-altitude cold arid region
  • 17. Food security and land use change under conditions of climate variability: synthesis and uniting perspectives
  • Index.