Overview
- Provides evidence-based approach and case studies on climate-smart agriculture in China
- Contains up-to-date detailed chapters on agricultural innovation in China
- Contributions from international collaborators from Norway, China, and other countries
Part of the book series: Sustainability Sciences in Asia and Africa (SSAA)
Part of the book sub series: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security (SAFS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
The edited volume focuses on modern agro-technologies for achieving climate smart agriculture in China and meeting the UN sustainable development goals (especially SDGs 2, 13, and 15). It describes the technologies being adopted in China for meeting food security challenges, with the main focus being on soils.
China is a large and diverse country, and what happens there has a global impact. In the past decades, China has achieved remarkable increases in food production, feeding nearly 20% of the world population with less than 10% of the arable land. This great achievement was mainly based on the intensive use of chemical inputs like fertilizers and pesticides, which in turn caused environmental pollution and food safety issues. China has fully realized this important issue and has adopted a “Zero Growth” policy to restrict the further increase in chemical fertilizers after 2020. Chinese scientists have developed regional optimum crop management practices and guidelines to increase crop yield and nutrient use efficiencies compared with current farming practices. Chinese agricultural soil is also currently in critical condition with severe environmental pollution. These agricultural practices need improvement to maintain sustainable food production with minimum environmental footprint. At present, the traditional mode of agricultural production in China is difficult to sustain. This book offers case studies and sustainable solutions for transforming agricultural sciences in China.
The book is a useful reading material for stakeholders such as governments, policymakers, research institutions, and farmers.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Nicholas Clarke, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
Deliang Peng, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing China
Jihong Liu Clarke, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Innovation for Environmentally-friendly Food Production and Food Safety in China
Editors: Nicholas Clarke, Deliang Peng, Jihong Liu Clarke
Series Title: Sustainability Sciences in Asia and Africa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2828-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2827-9Published: 29 August 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2830-9Due: 05 November 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-2828-6Published: 28 August 2023
Series ISSN: 2730-6771
Series E-ISSN: 2730-678X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 252
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Agriculture, Agriculture, Agriculture