CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY, AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES IN MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE - Climate Dynamics in Horticultural Science - page 340

CHAPTER 19
CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY,
AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
IN MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE
AMIT KUMAR 1 , NIRMAL SHARMA 2 , M. S. AHMAD 3 , and
MOHAMMED WASIM SIDDIQUI 3
1 Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural
Science and Technology - Kashmir, Shalimar, India;
E-mail: [e-mail]
2 Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural
Science and Technology - Jammu, Chatha, India.
3 Department of Food Science and Technology, Bihar Agricultural
University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.
CONTENTS
19.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 350
19.2 Agriculture, Climate and Food Security .................................... 351
19.3 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Food Availability ....... 352
19.4 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Food Access .............. 353
19.5 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Food Utilization ........ 354
19.6 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Food System Stability ....354
19.7 Climate Change in Himalayas ................................................... 356
19.8 Himalayan Climate and Water ................................................... 358
19.9 Observed and Projected Effects of Climate Change .................. 360
19.10 Consequences for Livelihoods and the Environment ................ 365
19.11 Policy Recommendations ........................................................... 373
Keywords .............................................................................................. 378
References ............................................................................................. 378