Geetha Mohan – författare

Agriculture remains one of the most climate-sensitive sectors globally, particularly in regions with fragile ecosystems, rainfed farming, and high population pressures. Climate change has exacerbated vulnerabilities in agricultural production systems, especially in developing countries where food security, rural livelihoods, and ecosystem sustainability are deeply intertwined. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, extreme weather events, and increasing pest outbreaks are already undermining agricultural productivity and stability. This growing uncertainty at the climate-agriculture interface calls for integrated, adaptive, and innovative approaches that are inclusive, scalable, and context-responsive.The book ―Climate-Smart Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural Production: Innovations and Practices from India and Japan‖ is a comprehensive edited volume written by a diverse group of experts from India and Japan. It consolidates the collective expertise of researchers, scientists, development practitioners, and policy thinkers from leading academic institutions, government organizations, and private sector agencies. Each chapter is contributed by specialists in their respective fields, offering an interdisciplinary and geographically varied perspective on sustainable agricultural transformation.The primary aim of this edited book is to document, analyze, and disseminate a wide spectrum of climate-smart agricultural technologies and strategies that have been developed, field-tested, and implemented under real-world conditions in both India and Japan. These strategies address diverse climatic and socio-economic challenges and offer innovative solutions rooted in both cutting-edge research and traditional ecological knowledge. The volume serves as a comprehensive resource for researchers, extension workers, policy-makers, educators, and development practitioners engaged in building climate-resilient agri-food systems.This multi-authored work is organized into three thematic sections, each focusing on a crucial pillar of climate-smart agriculture: digital and technological innovations, conservation and organic practices, and integrated adaptation strategies.

This book summarizes three years of extensive research conducted in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Vietnam as part of the CECAR – Asia project, which was intended to enhance resilience to climate and ecosystem changes by developing mosaic systems to strengthen resilience of bio-production systems through the integration of large-scale modern agriculture systems with traditional, decentralized small-scale systems. The book starts with climate downscaling and impact assessment in rural Asia, and then explores various adaptation options and measures by utilizing modern science and traditional knowledge including home garden systems and ancient irrigation systems. The book subsequently examines the influence of climatic and ecological changes and the vulnerability of social economies from quantitative and qualitative standpoints, applying econometric and statistical models in agriculture communities of Asia to do so. The main goal of all chapters and case studies presented here is to identify the merits of applying organic methods to both commercial large-scale production and traditional production to strengthen social resilience and promote sustainable development. Especially at a time when modern agriculture systems are highly optimized but run the risk of failure due to changes in the climate and ecosystem, this book offers viable approaches to developing an integrated framework of modern and traditional systems to enhance productivity and total system resilience, as illustrated in various case studies.

This book summarizes three years of extensive research conducted in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Vietnam as part of the CECAR – Asia project, which was intended to enhance resilience to climate and ecosystem changes by developing mosaic systems to strengthen resilience of bio-production systems through the integration of large-scale modern agriculture systems with traditional, decentralized small-scale systems.

The book starts with climate downscaling and impact assessment in rural Asia, and then explores various adaptation options and measures by utilizing modern science and traditional knowledge including home garden systems and ancient irrigation systems. The book subsequently examines the influence of climatic and ecological changes and the vulnerability of social economies from quantitative and qualitative standpoints, applying econometric and statistical models in agriculture communities of Asia to do so. The main goal of all chapters and case studies presented here is to identify the merits of applying organic methods to both commercial large-scale production and traditional production to strengthen social resilience and promote sustainable development. Especially at a time when modern agriculture systems are highly optimized but run the risk of failure due to changes in the climate and ecosystem, this book offers viable approaches to developing an integrated framework of modern and traditional systems to enhance productivity and total system resilience, as illustrated in various case studies.