Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) experts specialize in helping agricultural systems adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change while ensuring food security and enhancing resilience. These experts focus on strategies that optimize resource use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build climate resilience. By incorporating climate-smart practices, such as conservation tillage, precision farming, and water-efficient irrigation, CSA experts work with farmers to enhance productivity in the face of unpredictable weather patterns, rising temperatures, and extreme weather events. These experts assess local climate risks, providing tailored solutions that not only address environmental challenges but also improve overall farm profitability by increasing efficiency and reducing losses.
Climate-smart agriculture experts engage in policy advocacy and research, collaborating with governments, NGOs, and international organizations to promote adaptive agricultural policies. They also help design climate-smart technologies, such as drought-resistant crops or renewable energy systems for farms, ensuring that agricultural practices are not only sustainable but also innovative. As climate change continues to pose significant threats to global food systems, the role of these experts becomes increasingly critical. By guiding farmers towards climate-resilient practices, CSA experts help ensure the long-term viability of agriculture while also contributing to global efforts to combat climate change and reduce its impacts on vulnerable communities.
Title : Development of Virginia mountain mint as a potential commercial crop in the southern USA
Srinivasa Rao Mentreddy, Alabama A&M University, United States
Title : Suitaiology: A strategic science for reframing agricultural risks under climate extremes — from water-use efficiency to water-situation wisdom
Dachang Zhang, Water & Eco Crisis Foundation, United States
Title : Markers of PM produced by biomass combustion and development of a sampling and analysis technique
Enrico Paris , CREA-IT , Italy
Title : A conceptual product development approach for functional sehriye (a traditional Turkish small pasta product): Prebiotic, high-protein, high-fibre, and gluten-free alternatives
Yasin Ozdemir, Ataturk Horticultural Central Research Institute, Turkey
Title : Climate change greenhouse gas (CO2) impact – agriculture crop production: Quality improvement
Madhusudan H Fulekar, Research & Development Cell, Parul University, India
Title : Climate change greenhouse gas (CO2) impact – agriculture crop production: Quality improvement
Ashita Rai, Research and Development Cell, Parul University, India