Technological Approaches for Climate Smart Agriculture

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.

• Part 1: Climate Change and Global Food Security.- Chapter 1: Climate Change and Global Food Security.- Chapter 2: A Perspective Way to Climate Smart Agriculture.- Chapter 3: An Insight on Different Climate Smart and Resilient Agricultural Practices.- Chapter 4: Soil Management in Sustainable Agriculture: Principles and Techniques.- Chapter 5: Dynamics of Nutrients, Soil Organic Carbon and Smart Nutrient Management Practices.-Chapter 6: Impact on Agricultural Crop Production under Climate Change Scenario.- Chapter 7: Metal (loid) Source and Effects on Peri Urban Agriculture/aquaculture sediments.- Chapter 8: Monitoring and Forecasting Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Paddy Cultivation.- Chapter 9: A bioinformatics insight on agriculture.- Part 2: Advanced technology in agriculture for climate smart faming.- Chapter 10: Advanced technology in agriculture for climate smart faming.- Chapter 11: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies under Climate Change Scenario.- Chapter 12: Precision Farming: A Step Towards Sustainable, Climate-Smart Agriculture.- Chapter 13: Geospatial Technology for Climate Change: Influence of ENSO and IOD.- Chapter 14: Simulation Modelling for Climate Smart Agriculture.- Chapter 15: Strategic Intervention for Climate-Smart Agriculture.- Chapter 16: Climate Policies for Climate Smart Approach.- Chapter 17: Land Use Change and Agro-Climatic Interactions.- Chapter 18: Drone Technology in Perspective of Data Capturing.- Chapter 19: Renovating Conservation Agriculture: Management and Future Prospects.