Preface

The world's population is increasing, which is increasing the pressure to increase crop yields and produce more food to ensure global food security. This can only be accomplished through the use of science and technology in agriculture to improve the crop varieties capable of producing high yields and management of resources such as water and soil. The impact of increasing population on agriculture is much more complex than the proportional increase in greenhouse gas emissions to the environment. Rising temperatures are changing natural environments and ecosystems across the globe.

Rapid industrialization and urbanization as well as increasing population are degrading the ecosystem and warming the climate. These effects are more serious in developing countries where climate change and environmental degradation are becoming major challenges for crop production. The book addresses the challenges of water stress, temperature stress, increasing evapotranspiration, drought stress, and agrometeorology variability on crop production, food sustainability, and the ecosystem.

## **Dr. Muhammad Saifullah**

Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

### **Guillermo Tardio**

Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Technical Director of ODPE Ltd., President of the Spanish Association of Soil Bioengineering, Member of EFIB (European Federation of Soil Bioengineering), Madrid, Spain

## **Slobodan B. Mickovski**

BEAM Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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Section 1

Agro-Climate Challenges

Section 1
