Transforming food, land and water systems under global climate change: A review
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https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v70i.6267Keywords:
Agri-food systems, Climate change, Food security, SustainabilityAbstract
Food systems are imperative in ensuring food and nutrition security, livelihoods, and socio-economic conditions. Climate change worsens these challenges, threatening agricultural production vis-a-vis food security through temperature increases and extreme weather conditions. In India, rainfed agriculture makes the country highly susceptible to climate change and even small rainfall decreases can result in crop losses. To overcome these challenges, sustainable intensification and integrated resource management are fundamental to optimizing food production and resource conservation. This demands a multidisciplinary approach, successful adaptation and mitigation measures as well as the emergence of climate-resilient genotypes and better water management systems. Digital agriculture supporting precision technologies can increase productivity and resilience and the incorporation of indigenous knowledge with contemporary ways can lead to international partnerships to improve responses to climate aberrations. Transforming agri-food systems is essential both in India as well as at the global level for sustainable development and ecological harmony.
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