Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture

​Toshichika Iizumi Agro-meteorologist and Senior Scientist at the Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO. Former Associate Editor of Journal of Agricultural Meteorology and Editor of Climate Research. His work mainly focuses on global climate-crop analysis, the goal of which is to contribute significantly to the knowledge base that secures global food security under pressure.  Ryuichi Hirata Senior Researcher at the Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. Handling editor of Ecological Research. He is currently studying the carbon balance in terrestrial ecosystems using observation, remote sensing and modeling. Ryo Matsuda Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo. Associate Editor of Journal of Agricultural Meteorology and Editor of Environmental Control in Biology. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo and is chiefly investigating controlled environment agriculture.

Part I. Introduction.- Chapter 1. An overview of adaptation in agriculture.- Part II. Research towards adaptation.- Chapter 2. The quality of rice grains in Japan.- Chapter 3. Breeding of heat tolerant cultivars of rice in Japan.- Chapter 4. Controlling the depth of soil frost in farm fields in Japan.- Chapter 5. Rice production in Indonesia.- Chapter 6. Tomato greenhouse horticulture.- Chapter 7. Global crop forecasting research.- Chapter 8. China.- Part III. Adaptation practices.- Chapter 9. Agricultural adaptation policy in Japan.- Chapter 10. Information platform for local governments in Japan.- Chapter 11. Supporting tools for national adaptation planning.- Chapter 12. Use of seasonal climate forecasts in agricultural decision makings in Korea and the Philippines.- Chapter 13. Decision support systems for rainfed rice farming in Asia.- Part IV. Potential ways moving forward.- Chapter 14. Farmers’ roles in adaptation research.