Preface

Sustainable food production systems have a major role to play in ensuring global food security, especially for developing nations. These systems are responsible for producing food that is nutritious and affordable to a rapidly growing global population. Climate change is having major adverse impacts on agricultural production systems, and agriculturists must adapt to and mitigate these negative effects. Therefore, sustainable food production systems are essential.

This book includes eight chapters addressing various nutrient, crop, and soil management issues, including recent advances in sustainable food production in the context of the changing climate. Chapters present case studies on long-term field experiments in specific locations with a focus on the state of the art of sustainable agriculture production systems.

This book is useful for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and researchers, particularly in the fields of crop science, soil science, and agronomy.

> **Vijay Singh Meena** CIMMYT – Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), Pusa, India

> > **Mahipal Choudhary** ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India

**Ram Prakash Yadav** Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, India

**Sunita Kumari Meena** Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, India

Section 1
