Climate Change and Agricultural Food Production : Impacts, Vulnerabilities & Remedies

The textbook Climate Change and Agricultural Food Production: Impacts, Vulnerabilities and Remedies provides an extensive overview of the effects of climate change on all sectors of agricultural food production, including agriculture, livestock, and fisheries. It also covers food contamination and food safety, including microbial pathogens, toxic biological, and toxic chemical contaminants, as well as food security and measures to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change on these sectors. The book presents information from research results and data from around the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, North America, the Polar Regions, and Small Island Nations. It has been designed as a textbook, reference book, and extension book, and is written in simple and plain English, with key facts, acronyms, and a glossary provided in each chapter, along with tables and figures to benefit a wide range of readers.