Technological Approaches for Climate Smart Agriculture (eBook)

This volume presents up-to-date information on technological advancements in climate smart farming systems, covering crop modeling, irrigation practices, spatial modeling and agricultural policy in the context of climate change. The book presents the main applications in climate smart agriculture through technological approaches including the primary agricultural dynamics, mitigation strategies for sustainable soil and crop security, climate smart solutions to improve soil health, and crop and livestock productivity. It will be useful for scientists, environmentalists, meteorologists, environmental consultants, and computing experts working in the areas of climate-smart agriculture though technological approaches.

Pavan Kumar is an Assistant Professor (Wildlife Biology) in the Department of Forest Biology and Tree Improvement, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, U.P., India. He obtained his Ph.D. degrees from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He did B.Sc (Botany) and M.Sc (Environmental Science) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, and subsequently obtained a Master's Degree in Remote Sensing (M.Tech) from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Ranchi, India. His current research interests include forest, resilient agriculture and climate change studies. He is recipient of Innovation China National Academy Award for Remote Sensing. Dr. Kumar has published more than 70 research papers in international journals as well as authored several books and presented more than 50 papers in national and international conferences. He has visited countries like the USA, France, the Netherlands, Italy, China, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore and Malaysia for various academic/scientific assignments, workshops, and conferences. Dr. Kumar is member of the International Associations for Vegetation Science, USA, and the Institution of Geospatial and Remote Sensing, Malaysia.

Miss Aishwarya is pursuing PG in Department of Agronomy from Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India. Miss Aishwarya holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture from College of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, U.P., India, where she excelled academically and demonstrated a keen intellect for Gold Medal.She is an ambitious, dedicated professional and dynamic individual with a passion for excellence and a drive to make meaningful contributions in climate change as well as agricultural field. Throughout her graduation career, Aishwarya has achieved notable milestones, including best model in science exhibition, RLBCAU, Jhansi. Miss Aishwarya hasmade notable contributions to the scientific community through international publications in conference proceedings, and book chapters. She has authored several journals of Springer, Elsevier and Wiley-Blackwell.