Cambridge University Press, the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, has announced that The Journal of Agricultural Science has launched a special topic on 'Climate Change and Agriculture'.
According to the journal, if agriculture is to continue the successes of the previous five decades in feeding the expanding world population in a sustainable way through into the next fifty years, then it is vital we are aware of the current climate change impacts and likely future climate changes. Also, there is a need to understand the impact of these likely changes on food production on a regional basis; and importantly, suggest ways in which we can adapt ourselves, our agriculturally exploited species and our agricultural systems in order to secure our future food supply, says the journal. Papers in the series, which will be included in a number of issues of the journal, will deal mainly with three themes - estimating climate change and documenting or predicting its effects on current agricultural systems; altered water availability and use; our reactions to change and how we might mitigate the effects and adapt to the possible future.
The first papers in this series are now available online in FirstView and will appear in Volume 148 issue 5 (due out in print in October 2010). In the Introductory Editorial to this special topic Eitzinger, Orlandini, Stefanski and Naylor express optimism that the papers will provide some evidence to help dispel the clouds of ignorance and misinformation that exists.
The Journal of Agricultural Science publishes papers concerned with the advance of agriculture and the use of land resources throughout the world. It publishes original scientific work related to strategic and applied studies in all aspects of agricultural science and exploited species, as well as reviews of scientific topics of current agricultural relevance.
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