Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Amlan Kumar Patra Department of Animal Nutrition West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences Kolkata, West Bengal, India
G.A. Rajanna ICAR‐Directorate of Groundnut Research Regional StationAnantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Vishnu D. Rajput Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Southern Federal University Rostov‐on‐Don, Russia
Meenu Rani Department of Geography Kumaun University Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Sanjay S. Rathore Division of Agronomy ICAR‐IARI New Delhi, India
Sapna Rawat Department of Botany University of Delhi New Delhi, Delhi, India
Indranil Samanta Department of Veterinary Microbiology West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences Kolkata, West Bengal, India
M.S. Sannagoudar ICAR‐Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Martiwi Diah Setiawati Research Center for Oceanography National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Jakarta, Indonesia
Alireza Sharifi Department of Surveying Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University Tehran, Iran
Ragini Sharma Department of Zoology Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Kapila Shekhawat Division of Agronomy ICAR‐IARI New Delhi, India
Abhishek Kumar Shukla College of Agriculture Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abhishek Singh Department of Agricultural Biotechnology Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Amit K. Singh GSM Division ICAR‐IGFRI Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Anil Kumar Singh Division of Land & Water Management ICAR‐Research Complex for Eastern Region Patna, Bihar, India
Anil Kumar Singh University of Allahabad Senate House Campus Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Awani Kumar Singh Centre for Protected Cultivation and Technology Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, Delhi, India
H.P. Singh Department of Agricultural Economics Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Omkar Singh Department of Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry College of Agriculture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Prashant Deo Singh GSM Division ICAR‐IGFRI Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Rakesh Singh Department of Agricultural Economics Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
R.K. Singh Division of Agronomy ICAR‐IARI New Delhi, India
Ram Kumar Singh Department of Natural Resources TERI School of Advanced Studies New Delhi, India
Rudra Pratap Singh College of AgricultureAcharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Shashank Singh Department of Agricultural Biotechnology Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Susheel Kumar Singh Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry College of Agriculture Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
V.K. Singh Division of Agronomy ICAR‐ Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Prem K. Sundaram Division of Land & Water Management ICAR‐Research Complex for Eastern Region Patna, Bihar, India
Aqil Tariq State key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS) Wuhan University Wuhan, China
Ram Sewak Tomar College of Horticulture and Forestry Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keshav Tyagi Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University (FRIDU) Dehradun, India
Pravin Kumar Upadhyay Division of Agronomy ICAR‐ Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, Delhi, India
Preface
Technological change has been the major driving force for increasing agricultural productivity and promoting agriculture development across the globe. In the past, the choice of technologies and their adoption was to increase production, productivity, and farm incomes. However, with changing agrarian economy, food habits, and climate scenario, demand for nutritious food and ecofriendly cultivation practices are becoming a major concern. Over many decades, policies for agriculture, trade, research and development, education, and training have been strong influences on technology adoption, agricultural production, and farm management. Agriculture is one of the most important sources of food nutrition, income, and employment in most of the developing world, including India. With passes of time, predominant rice, wheat, and other grains producing tracts have started showing symptoms of fatigue due to several eco‐physical and socioeconomic constraints. Effects are witnessed as frequent drought occurrence, soil carbon depletion and degradation, and reduced farm income. Under these circumstances, cultivators, advisors, and policy makers are facing technological complexities, which are either available or under development, causing pressure on agricultural research and advisory services. Although, few attempts have been made in establishing the role of climate on crop productivity in current and future scenarios. But it does not consider non‐climatic factors such as land use, technological advancement, change in irrigation pattern, soil fertility, and crop destruction due to insects, pests and diseases. Integrating all these may become robust tools for decision‐ and policy‐making to prioritize the vulnerable zones that need immediate attention.
This book covers significant and updated contribution in the field of sustainable agriculture systems and technologies linked to climate change. The updated knowledge from countries like India, Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Iran, and China, is presented in this book through selected case studies for major thematic areas that have basic preliminary concepts and elaborates the scientific understanding of the relationship between sustainable agriculture systems and climatic drivers. The book has been separated into four major themes, each having subject‐specific chapters to develop the concept and to present the findings in a lucid way that is useful for a wide range of readers. While the range of applications and innovative techniques is constantly increasing, this book provides a summary of key case studies to provide the most updated information. Chapters incorporate multisource data and information that offer critical understanding to explain the causes and effects of environmental changes linked to sustainable agriculture systems. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of agriculture, remote sensing, geographical
