Climate Change Adaptation in Animal Production — Kolektif

Climate change is not only the most important challenge to the realization of sustainable development but also a major threat to the future of humankind It will have far reaching consequences for livestock production particularly in regions of the world that are vital for nutrition and livelihoods These impacts will increase the vulnerability of livestock systems while phenomena such as drought can exacerbate the effects of the stresses that will arise In animal production the most important effects can be listed as decreases in the quantity and quality of production increased susceptibility to diseases and pests changes in the reproductive cycle losses at birth and decline in the conversion of feed into products This book which we hope will be useful for everyone interested in agriculture aims to contribute to shaping future agricultural production in a climate friendly and sustainable manner and to open new horizons in animal production against climate change

Climate change is not only the most important challenge to the realization of sustainable development but also a major threat to the future of humankind It will have far reaching consequences for livestock production particularly in regions of the world that are vital for nutrition and livelihoods These impacts will increase the vulnerability of livestock systems while phenomena such as drought can exacerbate the effects of the stresses that will arise In animal production the most important effects can be listed as decreases in the quantity and quality of production increased susceptibility to diseases and pests changes in the reproductive cycle losses at birth and decline in the conversion of feed into products This book which we hope will be useful for everyone interested in agriculture aims to contribute to shaping future agricultural production in a climate friendly and sustainable manner and to open new horizons in animal production against climate change

Global climate change is one of the most important factors directly affecting agricultural production today As diseases pests and plant interactions are extremely sensitive to climate dynamics in crop production the question of how our agricultural systems will adapt to these changes is of great importance for food security and agricultural sustainability This includes not only the control of organisms that cause losses in crop production but also all preventive and curative measures needed to cope with the new threats and challenges of climate change Climate adaptation to plant pests and diseases requires the development of innovative and sustainable approaches and the design of production practices based on up to date scientific data This study consisting of nine chapters examines the impact of climate change on agriculture and the latest scientific developments on innovative and sustainable crop protection strategies developed to cope with it We hope that this book will be a useful resource for anyone with an interest in agriculture It should help to make future agricultural production climate friendly and sustainable and open up new horizons in crop production against climate change