Climate Change and Food Security

The effects of climate change on food production and security are many and varied and represent one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. As the human population increases there is increasing pressure on land availability and water resources. In many staple crops, warming temperatures have caused decreases in overall yields but at the same time the demand for cheaper and more sustainable food has increased.This edited volume examines the effects of climate change on all aspects of food production and how this is affecting food security in many parts of the world. The book presents a series of chapters which describe new technologies aimed at mitigating these effects via, for example, genetic modification, microbial science, and the introduction of new crops.· Information is presented in a very accessible and logical format.· The book focuses on sustainable food security and safety, illustrated with case studies.· The chapters cover the latest thinking on food security via sustainable livestock and agricultural production.· The book describes the social issues related to food safety, regulatory frameworks, and policies in the light of climate change.

Dr. Sukanta Mondal is currently working as Principal Scientist at the Animal Physiology Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, India. His major research interests involve cloning, characterization and expression of genes regulating early embryonic loss, molecular characterization and expression of hormone receptors, impact of stress on maternal recognition of pregnancy etc. He has published over 150 research publications in various National/International journals and presented more than 30 papers at various National/International Conferences. Dr. Mondal's pioneering and path breaking contribution in sheep and buffalo genomics has been recognized nationally and has received several prestigious awards.

Dr. Pankaj Singh is presently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India.

Professor Ram Lakhan Singh is presently holding the position of Vice-Chancellor, Nilamber- Pitamber University, Medininagar, Palamu, Jharkhand. He has been on the Board of Management of Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur and Member of Executive Council of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi. Professor Singh held the position of Professor of Biochemistry and Coordinator, Biotechnology Programme at Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India prior to joining this assignment. He also held positions of Head, Departments of Biochemistry and Environmental Science; Dean, Faculty of Science; Dean, Students' Welfare and Director, Institute of Engineering & Technology in the same University. He has 35 years of experience as teacher and 43 years as researcher.