The effects of climate change on agriculture are diverse and can be devastating in their effects. About 80% of insurance loxxes are from drought, flooding wnd and hail.
The most prevalent climate change currently documented is Global Warming whose source is mostly related to over enrichment of the greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
The temperature anomaly from AGW is now documented as exceeding 1.1 C and the unabated increase over the next century will bring the temperature anomaly to over 1.5 to 2.0 C.
The increasing warming has caused a shrinking of ice coverage and the increase is sea levels. Higher temperatures can interfere will plant physiological process such as pollen production and viability.
Higher temperatures are demonstrated to increase frequency and severity of droughts, frequency and severty of floodkjing, and the increase of severe wind damage.
Among the adaptation to this scenario the crop varieties can be bred for this condition. Also the use of tillage and wind breaks can be employed.
The food system can contribute up to 25% of the emissions of greenhouse gases the adaptation of crop and animal systems can reduce the carbon and nitrogen footprints and in addition the use of regenerative and organic farming crop and animal systems can increase the content of soil organic matter.
Soil organic matter gives a sequestration of carbon and nitrogn in atmospshere while stimulate a more productive and soil nutrient and water cycling.
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