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In many parts of the world, weather and climate are one of the biggest production risks and uncertainty factors impacting on agricultural systems performance and management. Both structural and non-structural measures can be used to reduce the impacts of the variability (including extremes) of climate resources on crop production. While the structural measures include strategies such as irrigation, water harvesting, windbreaks etc., the non-structural measures include use of seasonal to interannual climate forecasts, improved application of medium-range weather forecasts and crop insurance. This book based on an International Workshop held in New Delhi, India should be of interest to all organizations and agencies interested in improved risk management in agriculture.
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Book Title: Managing Weather and Climate Risks in Agriculture
Editors: Mannava V. K. Sivakumar, Raymond P. Motha
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72746-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-72744-6Published: 02 October 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09184-1Published: 15 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-72746-0Published: 10 January 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 504
Number of Illustrations: 134 b/w illustrations
Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Management and Policy, Agriculture, Ecotoxicology, Geophysics/Geodesy