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Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security

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Title Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security
 
Creator Rao, Kesava
 
Contributor Wani, Suhas
 
Subject groundnut
climate change impact
food grain
climate resilience
pigeonpea
climate variability
 
Description Evidences over the past few decades show that significant changes in climate are taking place all over the world as a result of
enhanced human activities in deforestation, emission of various greenhouse gases, and indiscriminate use of fossil fuels. Global
atmospheric concentration of CO2 has increased from preindustrial level of 280 parts per million (ppm) to 400 ppm in 2014. Global
projections indicate higher temperature of 1.5 to 4.5°C by the year 2050, as a result of enhanced greenhouse gases. Climate change
predictions for India indicate that warming is likely to be above the global mean and fewer very cold days are very likely. Frequency of
intense rainfall events and winds associated with tropical cyclones are likely to increase...
 
Date 2016-06-03
2017-02-10T16:23:24Z
2017-02-10T16:23:24Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9540
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Kesava Rao, Suhas Wani. (3/6/2016). Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security, in "Capacity Building for Climate Smart Agriculture". Hyderabad, India: BS Publications.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5679
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher BS Publications