Cultivating the Future: Smart Farming Innovations for Climate-Resilient Agriculture explores cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices that enhance agricultural resilience in the face of climate change. The book delves into precision farming, AI-driven solutions, climate-smart crops, and data-driven decision-making to optimize productivity while preserving natural resources. It highlights real-world case studies, expert insights, and policy recommendations to empower farmers, researchers, and policymakers in building a sustainable food system. A must-read for anyone invested in the future of agriculture.
Dr. Sudhanand Prasad Lal is currently an Assistant Professor cum Scientist, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, PG College of Agriculture, RPCAU, Pusa, MoA&FW, Govt. of India. He pursued his B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) from CSA University, Kanpur in 2012 and received Chancellors gold medallist. He did his MSc from, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, (Haryana) in 2014; was awarded a merit certificate in Social Science; Management group. He did his Ph.D. Agricultural Extension Education on 12th March 2018 and received Ph.D. best thesis Directors Gold medal at ICAR-NDRI, Karnal from Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE); Director General (ICAR) Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. He is the recipient of NTS in B.Sc., JRF in M.Sc., and SRF in Ph.D. He is the recipient of Certificate of Excellence Award from Elsevier Researcher Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has written 81 Research articles, 04 Review articles, 03 Short communication, 07 Books, 36 Book chapters and 52 popular articles. He was invited as an expert by The Times Higher Education Academic Reputation Survey in partnership with Elsevier for the 2023 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings and the 2023 World University Rankings, supported by UNICEF. Dr. Lal has received citations from DRDO, IIT-Delhi, CAB Direct, ETH Zurich, USDA and FAO.
Ms. Shreya Singh is passionate agricultural enthusiast belongs to small village Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Currently pursuing her B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture at Ramlalit Singh Mahavidyalaya, she has been at the forefront of exploring innovative and sustainable agricultural practices. She has actively participated in many workshops, seminars, and technical sessions and contributed to several esteemed national and international conferences and published 8 book chapters in prominent publications. She likewise effectively runs a blog and LinkedIn newsletter on practical cultivating, where she imparts experiences to a wide crowd, acquiring over 950k impressions. As a supporter for strengthening in farming, she is engaged with drives pointed toward sustaining female business visionaries in the agricultural area. Her all-encompassing way to deal with cultivating future in agriculture, consolidating conventional insight with technological innovation, makes her an idea chief in the arising field of smart cultivating.