Agricultural Practices to Mitigate Global Climate Change

Billions of dollars were lost due to unpredictable climate changes all over the world. While debate rages on, whether climate change is man-induced or not, resolute actions must be done to mitigate the impacts associated with this global phenomenon. This is all the more significant because of the current El Niño onslaught that dried up once productive land and freshwater fishery areas.

It was originally pointed out by this author that the major contribution modern agricultural practices make to the global climate change scenario are emissions of greenhouse gases namely methane and carb... From: Eight Doable Agricultural Practices to Mitigate the Impacts of Global Climate Change

Agricultural Impacts of Global Climate Change

Among the hard hit areas of global climate change is agriculture. This is a very critical area in modern civilization because agriculture plays a major role in sustaining development in densely populated and stratified societies. Agriculture creates food surpluses that enable societies to ensure food security.

How is agriculture affected by global climate change? Here are five agricultural consequences of global climate change:

1. Locust and rat infestations in agricultural fields

For unirrigated fields that are highly dependent on the rains like those found in Asia, drought especially duri... From: Five Agricultural Consequences of Global Climate Change