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Sustainable Solutions for Food Security

Combating Climate Change by Adaptation

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Atanu Sarkar

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

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  2. Suman Ranjan Sensarma

    1. KPMG, New Delhi, India

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  3. Gary W. vanLoon

    1. School of Environmental Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada

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  • Contains the latest technological solutions and governance frameworks for sustainable food security that have been tested across the globe

  • Provides comprehensive descriptions of food systems resilience initiatives and guides to replicating them

  • Combines multidisciplinary perspectives including public health, development studies, chemistry, and environmental science

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Atanu Sarkar, Gary W. vanLoon, Dave Watson
      Pages 3-23

  3. Climate-Smart Crops, Adaptive Breeding and Genomics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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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
      Pages 27-50

    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
      Pages 111-124

    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
      Pages 151-167

  4. Natural Resource and Landscape Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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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
      Pages 171-189

    3. Adaptation to Climate Change Through Adaptive Crop Management

      • Dave Watson
      Pages 191-210

    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
      Pages 211-227

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

      • Norman Uphoff, Amod K. Thakur
      Pages 229-254

    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
      Pages 287-309

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

      • Fitrio Ashardiono
      Pages 311-329
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About this book

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. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • 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

About the editors

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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