Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed’s research focuses on the impact of climate change on crop ecology, crop physiology, cropping system, and rain-fed ecosystem management. He has specialization in the field of environmental sciences, precision agriculture, agro-ecosystem modeling, climate change, and climate variability with teaching and research experience. He has research experience from Sydney University, Australia, where he worked on the application of APSIM as a decision support tool, and rainfall forecasting using generalized additive models.Dr. Shakeel Ahmad is Professor of Agronomy at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan since 2016. In 2006, he received PhD from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Later, he completed postdoctoral research from the University of Georgia, USA. He has been devoting himself to teaching and research regarding field crops focusing on crop modeling, climate change, and adaptation strategies. He earned Research Productivity Award for 5 years from Pakistan Council for Science and Technology through the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.

• Chapter 1 Climate change and farming system- a review of status, potentials, and further work needs.- Chapter 2 Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture.- Chapter 3 Agricultural Producers' Behavioral Adaptation to Climate Change Disaster in Turkiye.- Chapter 4 Water Management Strategies for Agricultural Disasters.- Chapter 5 Disasters impacts on soil and their management.- Chapter 6 Role of Soil Science in Mitigating Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters.- Chapter 7 Role of Environmental Science for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture.- Chapter 8 Sustainable Development in Agriculture beyond the Notion of Minimizing Environmental Impacts.- Chapter 9 Drought Stress in Crop Plants and its Management.- Chapter 10 - Impact of Heat Stress on Cereal Crops and its Mitigation Strategies.- chapter 11 Causes of Soil Erosion, its Measurements and Management.- chapter 12 Management of Crops in Water-Logged Soil.- Chapter 13 Climate Change Impact on Mangrove Forests in Pakistan.- Chapter 14 ClimateChange, Flash Floods and It’s Consequences; A Case Study of Gilgit-Baltistan.- Chapter 15 Conservation agriculture a sustainable approach for disaster Risk reduction in rice wheat cropping system of Pakistan.- Chapter 16 Forestry a Way Forward for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture.- Chapter 17 Risks of Deserts Locust and Its Mitigation.- Chapter 18 Role of Horticulture in Disaster Risk Management.- Chapter 19 Disaster Hazards and Vulnerabilities In Agriculture- Role of Food Technologist.- Chapter 20 Role of Livestock for Disaster Risk Reduction.- Chapter 21 Role of Social Sciences in Reducing Disaster Risk in Agriculture.- Chapter 22 Use of AI for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture.- Chapter 23 Disaster Risk Reduction through Agricultural Engineering technologies.- Chapter 24 Integrated Approach for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture through Crop, Livestock, Forestry, Poultry, and Fish farming.-  Chapter 25 Key Challenges and Financial Needs to Promote Climate SmartAgriculture (CSA) in Pakistan: A Case Study of Hunza, Pakistan.