Managing weather and climate risks in agriculture

Abstract

Based on an International Workshop held in New Delhi, India, this fascinating book will be of interest to all organizations and agencies interested in improved risk management in agriculture. It is an essential reference for anyone in the business of minimizing risks to agricultural production. In many parts of the world, weather and climate are one of the biggest production risks and uncertainty factors impacting on agricultural systems performance and management. Both structural and non-structural measures can be used to reduce the impacts of the variability (including extremes) of climate resources on crop production.While the structural measures include strategies such as irrigation, water harvesting, windbreaks etc., the non-structural measures include use of seasonal to interannual climate forecasts, improved application of medium-range weather forecasts and crop insurance. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.