Managing Weather and Climate Risks in Agriculture

by Mannava V.K. Sivakumar (Editor)

Based on an International Workshop held in New Delhi, India, this work should be of interest to all organizations and agencies interested in improved risk management in agriculture. 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.

534 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2007

About the author

Mannava V.K. Sivakumar is an Indian agricultural engineer and researcher.