Soil: A Weapon for Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Jahangir, Mmr

doi:10.15406/apar.2016.03.00095

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“…Soil protection needs judicious and prudent use of conservation agriculture to prove its potential as a conservation effective technology, climate resilient agriculture, and a viable option for sustainable intensification of agro ecosystems for advancing food security and for adaptation to/ mitigation of climate change. Conservation agriculture refers to a farming system comprised of crop residue mulch, cover cropping, integrated nutrient management (INM), and no tillage techniques in a rotation cycle for effective soil and water conservation, carbon sequestration, sustainable intensification and climate change adaptation and mitigation (Lal, 2015;Jahangir, 2016). Conservation agriculture (CA) is an approach that aims to sustainably improve farm productivity, profits, and food security by combining three principles which are: minimum mechanical soil disturbance, permanent soil cover, and crop rotation (FAO, 2012b).…”

Section: Conservation Agriculture: a Holistic Approach For Sustainablmentioning

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Management of Soil Resources for Sustainable Development under a Changing Climate

Jahangir

Jahan

Mumu

2019

J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources

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Development was conventionally driven by one particular need, without fully considering the wider or future impacts. This kind of approach has now been considered to be responsible for the economic and environmental catastrophes that humans are facing: from large scale financial crises caused by irresponsible banking to the changes in global climate resulting from our dependence on fossil fuel based energy sources. Soils provide essential ecosystem services such as primary production, regulation of biogeochemical cycles (with consequences for the climate), water filtration, resistance to diseases and pests, and regulation of above-ground biodiversity. Changing of the climate systems is unequivocal. Adaptation to global climate change through improved soil quality by adoption of improved management practices is key to maintaining sustainable agricultural production. A holistic approach to soil management as the engine for increasing productivity by increasing resource use efficiency and making agriculture environmentally compatible is more important than ever before. Strategies of greenhouse gas emission reduction include those that increase the use efficiency of inputs. Herein, we discussed how management and protection of soil resources can contribute to sustainable development through sustainable agricultural production while maintaining sustenance of soil fertility. J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 11(1-2): 159-170 2018

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Section: Conservation Agriculture: a Holistic Approach For Sustainablmentioning

confidence: 99%