Sustainable Solutions for Food Security

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Introduction

      • Atanu Sarkar, Gary W. vanLoon, Dave Watson

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3. Climate-Smart Crops, Adaptive Breeding and Genomics

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Adaptation of Crops to Warmer Climates: Morphological and Physiological Mechanisms

      • Ullah Najeeb, Daniel K. Y. Tan, Muhammad Sarwar, Shafaqat Ali

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   3. Climate Smart Crops: Flood and Drought-Tolerant Crops

      • Camila Pegoraro, Carlos Busanello, Luciano Carlos da Maia, Antonio Costa de Oliveira

      Pages 51-66

   4. Adaption to Climate Change: Climate Adaptive Breeding of Maize, Wheat and Rice

      • Dave Watson

      Pages 67-89

   5. Using Genomics to Adapt Crops to Climate Change

      • Yuxuan Yuan, Armin Scheben, Jacqueline Batley, David Edwards

      Pages 91-109

   6. Climate-Resilient Future Crop: Development of C4 Rice

      • Hsiang Chun Lin, Robert A. Coe, W. Paul Quick, Anindya Bandyopadhyay

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   7. Crop Diversification Through a Wider Use of Underutilised Crops: A Strategy to Ensure Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Climate Change

      • M. A. Mustafa, S. Mayes, F. Massawe

      Pages 125-149

   8. Bambara Groundnut is a Climate-Resilient Crop: How Could a Drought-Tolerant and Nutritious Legume Improve Community Resilience in the Face of Climate Change?

      • Aryo Feldman, Wai Kuan Ho, Festo Massawe, Sean Mayes

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4. Natural Resource and Landscape Management

   1. Front Matter

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   2. The Challenge of Feeding the World While Preserving Natural Resources: Findings of a Global Bioeconomic Model

      • Timothy S. Thomas, Shahnila Dunston

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   3. Adaptation to Climate Change Through Adaptive Crop Management

      • Dave Watson

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   4. Water Management Technology for Adaptation to Climate Change in Rice Production: Evidence of Smart-Valley Approach in West Africa

      • Aminou Arouna, Aristide K. A. Akpa

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   5. An Agroecological Strategy for Adapting to Climate Change: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI)

      • Norman Uphoff, Amod K. Thakur

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   6. Efficient Desalinated Water Pricing in Wetlands

      • Oscar Alfranca

      Pages 255-268

   7. Drip Irrigation Technology: Analysis of Adoption and Diffusion Processes

      • Francisco Alcon, Nuria Navarro, María Dolores de-Miguel, Andrea L. Balbo

      Pages 269-285

   8. Combating Climate Change Impacts for Shrimp Aquaculture Through Adaptations: Sri Lankan Perspective

      • J. M. P. K. Jayasinghe, D. G. N. D. Gamage, J. M. H. A. Jayasinghe

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   9. Application of the Terroir Concept on Traditional Tea Cultivation in Uji Area

      • Fitrio Ashardiono

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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. 


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. 

• Sustainable technologies
• Climate smart crops
• Risk assessment
• Vertical agriculture
• Vulnerable populations
• Climate change adaptation
• Food supply chains
• Climate change management

• Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St Johns, Canada

  Atanu Sarkar

• KPMG, New Delhi, India

  Suman Ranjan Sensarma

• School of Environmental Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada

  Gary W. vanLoon

Atanu Sarkar serves as Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

Suman Ranjan Sensarma is a Consultant at IPE Global Limited, a development sector consultancy.


Gary W. vanLoon is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Queen's University, Canada. 

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