Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Agricultural Systems

Dr Claas Nendel heads the Research Group on Landscape Modelling at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany. He is also Professor of Landscape Systems Analysis at the University of Potsdam. Dr Nendel is the Past President of the European Society of Agronomy and hosted, among other events, the first International Crop Modelling Symposium in Berlin in 2016. He is principal developer of the MONICA model which simulates biophysical processes in agroecosystems to allow assessment of regional impacts of climate change, and is internationally known for his contribution to agroecosystem modelling. Dr Jacques-Eric Bergez is a Systemic Agronomist and Modeller at INRAE, France and Coordinator of the H2020 project ClienFarms on climate neutral farming. Dr Bergez has held previous positions as Head of the Agroecology, Innovations & Territories Unit (AGIR) and Scientific Leader of RECORD within INRAE. Dr Bergez has authored over 70 research papers. Dr Claas Nendel heads the Research Group on Landscape Modelling at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany. He is also Professor of Landscape Systems Analysis at the University of Potsdam. Dr Nendel is the Past President of the European Society of Agronomy and hosted, among other events, the first International Crop Modelling Symposium in Berlin in 2016. He is principal developer of the MONICA model which simulates biophysical processes in agroecosystems to allow assessment of regional impacts of climate change, and is internationally known for his contribution to agroecosystem modelling. Dr. Bruno Basso is an agro-ecosystem scientist and University Foundation Professor in Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station at Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and the American Society of Agronomy, and 2016 recipient of the Innovation of the year award and 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award at Michigan State University and the recipient of the 2021 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Prize. He is ranked as top 2% scientist across all disciplines and 0.006% in the field of Agronomy, Agriculture, Meteorology. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Dr Enli Wang is a Chief Research Scientist in CSIRO, based in Canberra, Australia. Dr Wang has been a Principal Investigator and Project Leader of multiple national and international projects for almost 20 years, covering research areas of productivity and environmental footprints of agro-ecosystem under variable/changing climate, soil-plant modelling, resource use efficiency, carbon and nutrient cycling. He has also served as a key member of the APSIM development team, is the leader of the international Canola modelling consortium (AgMIP-Canola), a co-leader of the AgMIP-Wheat nitrogen use and response team. He was previously Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Field Crops Research. Professor Soora Naresh Kumar is Principal Scientist at the Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture (now Division of Environment Science), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India with over 25 years of research experience. He is leading the InfoCrop (a process based dynamic simulation model) modelling group and is involved in AgMIP since its inception in 2011 as a member of AgMIP-wheat, rice, maize and potato pilot groups. He has published over 120 research papers in high impact journals and is recognized at the Global and National level. Dilys Sefakor MacCarthy (Ph.D.) is a Research Fellow with the Soil and Irrigation Research Centre, Institute of Agricultural Research, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences of the University of Ghana. She joined the University in 2007. Dr. D. S. MacCarthy teaches both undergraduate and graduate students and has led international projects on climate change impact assessment in West Africa over the past few years. She serves as a member of the editorial boards of esteemed journals and reviews manuscripts for many other journals.

Part 1 Advances in modelling
1.Advances in integrating different models assessing the impact of climate change on agriculture: Jacques-Eric Bergez, INRA, France;
2.Improving data flow/integration in models assessing the impact of climate change on agriculture: Claas Nendel, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany;
3.Incorporating genetics into models assessing the impact of climate change on agriculture: Charlie Messina, Corteva, Australia;
4.Developing more integrated/holistic approaches in models assessing the impact of climate change on agriculture: Ian Holman, Cranfield University, UK;
5.Allowing for uncertainty in models assessing the impact of climate change on agriculture: Fulu Tao, China Agricultural University, China;

Part 2 Modelling climate change impacts on particular aspects of agricultural systems
6.Modelling climate change impacts on crop growth and yield formation: Davide Cammarano, Aarhus University, Denmark;
7.Modelling climate change impacts on livestock/milk and meat production: Nigel Scollan, Queen's University of Belfast, UK;
8.Modelling climate change impact on low-input/smallholder farming systems: Myriam Adam, CIRAD, Cambodia;
9.Modelling climate change impact on agro-ecosystem services: Charlotte Weil, Stanford University, USA;
10.Modelling climate change impact on agricultural commodities and markets: Ignacio Perez Dominiguez, JRC, Italy; 11.Modelling transition of agricultural systems in response to climate change: Arnout van Soesbergen, King's College London, UK;

Part 3 Modelling climate change impacts on regional agricultural systems
12.Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Europe: Mirek Trnka, CzechGlobe, Czech Republic;
13.Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in North America: Bruno Basso, Michigan State University, USA;
14.Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Latin America: Fabio Marin, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil;
15.Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Australia and Oceania: Enli Wang, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia; Edmar Teixeira, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, New Zealand; Bangyou Zheng, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia; Neal Hughes, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), Australia; Karine Chenu, The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Australia; James Hunt, University of Melbourne, Australia; Afshin Ghahramani, University of Southern Queensland, Australia; Andries B. Potgieter, The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Australia; Junqi Zhu and Rogerio Cichota, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, New Zealand; and Neil Huth, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia;
16.Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in South Asia: Soora Naresh Kumar, IARI, India;
17.Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in East Asia: Yan Zhu, Nanjing University, China;
18.Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in North Africa and Southwest Asia: Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany;
19.Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in West Africa: Dilys McCarthy, University of Ghana, Ghana;