Food Security and Land Use Change under Conditions of Climatic Variability

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Climate Change and Food Security: a Glance at Principles and a Strategic Road Map

      • Mostafa Jafari, Vahideh Jafari

      Pages 3-17

   3. Commentary on Challenges to Taking a Food Systems Approach Within the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

      • Mohammad Hossein Emadi, Maryam Rahmanian

      Pages 19-31

   4. Agricultural Productivity and Food Security

      • Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur

      Pages 33-48

   5. Water and Food Security Crisis Influencing Human Mobility Patterns: A Comprehensive Overview

      • Nidhi Nagabhatla, Panthea Pouramin, Sujin Shin, Pooja Sharma, Talia Glickman, Rupal Brahmbhatt et al.

      Pages 49-76

3. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. The Critical Role of Smallholders in Ensuring Food Security

      • Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur, Haiying Feng

      Pages 79-106

   3. Climate Change and Food Security in the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon

      • Suiven John Paul Tume, Chiamba Charity Zetem, Sama Marcel Nulah, Ateh Eugene Ndzifoin, Bailack Kevin Mbuh, Suika Rita Nyuyfoni et al.

      Pages 107-124

   4. Building Capacities for Agricultural Disaster Risk Reduction in the Western Balkan Countries: The Case of Female Farmers in Serbia

      • Tamara van ‘t Wout, Anna Maria Augustyn, Dragan Terzic

      Pages 125-146

   5. Commentary on China’s Current Food Security Status, Future Trends, and Responses in the Face of Climate Variability

      • Victor R. Squires, Haiying Feng

      Pages 147-162

4. Part III

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163

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   2. Attitudinal Changes Towards Agriculture Through the Generational Lens and Impact on Engagement in Related Activities: Case Study From a Mountainous Area

      • Felix Kwabena Donkor, Mearns Kevin, Enokenwa Ojong BAA, Henry Bikwibili Tantoh, Eromose Ebhuoma, Hadisu Abubakar et al.

      Pages 165-179

   3. Establishing Multi-Partnerships Environmental Governance in Indonesia: Case of Desa Makmur Perduli Api (Prosperous and Fire Free Village) Program

      • Joni Jupesta, Anselmus Achmad Supriyanto, Goetz Martin, Junaidi Piliang, Susanto Yang, Agus Purnomo et al.

      Pages 181-196

   4. From Zero-Acreage Farming to Zero Hunger in African Cities: Some Possibilities and Opportunities

      • Aliyu Salisu Barau

      Pages 197-212

   5. Land User Perceptions of Organic Farming Practices That Can Combat Drought and Land Degradation Through Efficient Use of Land and Water

      • Shafiqul Islam

      Pages 213-238

5. Part IV

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-240

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   2. Reality and Consequence for Livestock Production, Human Nutrition, Health, and Food Security Under the Impact of Climate Change

      • Suhubdy, Victor R. Squires, Mahesh K. Gaur

      Pages 241-255

   3. Changes in Agricultural Land Use and Food Security: Challenges for North West, India

      • Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires

      Pages 257-280

   4. Diversification and Land Use Management Practices for Food and Nutritional Security Under the Climate Change Scenario in Arid and Semi-arid Regions of India

      • P. K. Pankaj, Mahesh K. Gaur, G. Nirmala, V. Maruthi, Pushpanjali, Josily Samuel et al.

      Pages 281-309

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 demands and achieving climate change mitigation objectives. The key points of analysis that form the conclusions of this book are based on measuring the quantity and quality of land and water resources, and the rate of use of sustainable management of these resources in the context of socio-economic factors, including food security, poverty, and climate change impacts. In six parts, readers will learn about these crucial dimensions of the affects of climate change on food security, and will gain a better understanding of how to assess the trade-offs when combating multiple climate change challenges and how to develop sustainable solutions to these problems. 

The book presents multidimensional perspectives from expert contributors, offering holistic and strategic approaches to link knowledge on climate change and food security with action in the form of policy recommendations, with a focus on sociological and socio-economic components of climate change impacts. The intended audience of the book includes students and researchers engaged in climate change and food security issues, NGOs, and policy makers.

• Food security
• Land use change
• Sustainable development
• Production possibility frontiers
• Future global agriculture
• Agriculture in changing climate
• Climate change impacts
• Environmental economics
• development aid

• Formerly University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

  Victor R. Squires

• ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India

  Mahesh K. Gaur

Dr. Victor Squires is a world renowned expert in rangeland ecology. He obtained his PhD in Rangeland Science from Utah State University, USA. He is the former Dean of the Faculty of Natural Resource Management at the University of Adelaide, where he worked for 15 years. He also worked at CSIRO, Australia’s leading research organization, for 22 years. He is the author/editor of 11 books including ‘Livestock Management in the Arid Zone’, ‘Range and Animal Sciences and Resources Management’, ‘Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia: Balancing Improved Livelihoods’, ‘Biodiversity Conservation and Land Protection’, and Rangeland Ecology, Management and Conservation Benefits’, and has written numerous research papers on aspects of range/livestock relations. Since his retirement from the University of Adelaide, Dr. Squires has worked as a Visiting Fellow in the East West Center, Hawaii, and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the University of Arizona, Tucson USA and at the Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China. He has been a consultant to World Bank, Asian Development and various UN agencies in Africa, China, Central Asia and the Middle East. He was awarded the 2008 International Award and Gold Medal for International Science and Technology Cooperation by the Government of China and in 2011 was awarded the Friendship Award by the government of China. The Gold Medal is the highest award for foreigners. In 2015, Dr. Squires was honored by the Society for Range Management (USA) with an Outstanding Achievement Award.

Dr. Mahesh Gaur is a Senior Scientist at the ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India. He specializes in aridlands geography and the application of satellite remote sensing, GIS and digital image processing for natural resources mapping, management and assessment. He also researches drought, desertification, land degradation, indigenous knowledge systems, and the socio-economic milieu of the Thar Desert of India. He has worked as an Associate Professor for more than 13 years with the Department of Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan State, India and has also worked at Sandhan, Jaipur, IIM Ahmedabad, IHS Hyderabad and IN-RIMT in various capacities. He has been associated with ICAR, ISRO, SAC, UGC, various Ministries of Government of India, and ICARDA for sponsored studies. He has published two books and is the author of a number of research papers and book chapters that have appeared in national and international research journals. He is a member of a number of national and international scientific organizations and editorial boards of journals. He has been awarded the Indian Government Citizen Karamveer Award 2011 by iCONGO for working in the field of Higher Education, Environment and Technology Applications for Community Upliftment, and the Millennium Award for working in the field of Environment.

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