AG60006: Climate Change In Agricultural Production

AG60006
Course name	CLIMATE CHANGE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Offered by	Agricultural & Food Engineering
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Syllabus

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Climate and Agriculture: Climatic requirement for crop growth and development, Issues and approaches to climate change; Climate change, agriculture and sustainability. Impact Assessment: Assessing climate change impacts on agriculture; Use of crop models for climate change impact assessment; Hydrological cycle; Soil carbon sequestration .Food Security: Climate change and tropical agriculture; Climate change and organic agriculture; Crop production in dryland regions; Risk assessment and food security.Adaptation Strategies: Climate change, global agriculture and regional vulnerability; Evaluation of adaptation strategies; Research and development for countering climate change.