Transformation of Agri-Food Systems
Language: English
Published by Springer, 2025
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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This edited volume covers all major topics related to agri-food transformation towards sustainability in this era of climate change. The topics cover field crops, horticultural crops, livestock sector, nutritional aspects, application of latest field-based technologies, and agriculture related policies and institutions.Some of the key topics are: Innovations for Reconfiguring Food Systems; Transforming High-value Food Commodities; Demand-Supply of Agri-food Commodities; Balancing Human Demand and Ecological Sustainability; International Partnership for Transformation of Agri-Food Systems; Transforming Animal Health and Aquatic Food Systems for Food Security; Climate Resilient Agriculture; Addressing Nutritional Security through Natural Resource Management; Water Harvesting and Improving Water Productivity; Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies; Plant Genetic Resources for Food Security and Nutrition; Genome Editing for Crop Improvement; and Biosafety and Socioeconomic Considerations.Written by experts, this book serves in exchanging and sharing the latest research findings, ideas and experiences on all aspects of agri-food systems to enable the formulation of the ways forward to transform our agri-food system to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations by 2030. The target audience include academicians, researchers, students, farmers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and others.…
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- Title
- Transformation of Agri-Food Systems
- Author
- W. S. Lakra
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- Neu
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- Taschenbuch
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 981998016X
- ISBN 13
- 9789819980161
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- 587 grams
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- 235x155x21 mm
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Prof. K C Bansal is Secretary, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and former Professor of Plant Biotechnology, IARI and Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR), New Delhi. He served as Vice-Chair (Asia), Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, United Nations (2013-15). Currently, he is on the Board of Directors of the Global Plant Council, and Board of Trustees of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation. He has 40 years of research experience, and played a leadership role in research management, human resources development and policy making in the area of plant genome engineering in India. His unprecedented initiative to evaluate the entire wheat germplasm (~22000 accessions) conserved in the Indian National Genebank was recognized by Limca Book of Records. He is Rafi Ahmed Kidwai awardee of ICAR and Haryana Vigyan Ratna awardee of the State of Haryana, and is Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and National Academy of Science, India.
Dr W S Lakra is Secretary, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. After graduating from University of Delhi, he obtained his Ph.D. and D.SC degree from HNB Garhwal University, U.K. and Post-doc research and training from CSIRO, Australia and Harvard University, USA. Dr Lakra has over 40 years of experience in fisheries research and education including Director of ICAR’s National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow and Central Institute of Fisheries Education Mumbai. He has been an external expert for the WorldFish Centre, Malayasia and FAO besides invited Speaker to national and internal conferences. His area of expertise includes aquatic biodiversity management, aquaculture, genetics and biotechnology. He has guided 29 Ph.D. students, published over 350 research papers and authored several books in the field of aquaculture and fisheries. He is a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Himanshu Pathak is the Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Govt. of India & Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. He provides leadership to one of the largest agricultural research and development organizations of the world. Earlier he served as Director of ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Odisha and Director of ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Maharashtra, India. He has over three decades of experience in the areas of agricultural research, education and extension. He has published about 250 research papers with h-index 76, i10-index 238 with more than 22,700 citations. He is a fellow of Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Science, India; National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Humboldt Foundation and also Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Awardee of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He is the President of National Academy of AgriculturalSciences.
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