This book offers perspectives on more productive, sustainable and resilient modes of agriculture. The chapters highlight successful, evidence-based local and regional practices across the globe that are resulting in more sustainable and viable methods of farming, particularly important within the context of weather variability and climate change. The efficient use of weather and climate services for agricultural applications are fundamental to these efforts. In the past, weather and climate services have not been used to their fullest potential for developing sustainable agriculture. But now more than ever, as this book documents, agrometeorology is an essential tool for current and future food production and security around the world. This book offers strategic recommendations for strengthening the role and availability of agrometeorological services around the globe.
Author Biography:
Dr. Nabansu Chattopadhyay obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D Degrees in Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science from Calcutta University, India. He worked as Head, Agricultural Meteorology Division in India Meteorological Department, Pune, India from 2011 to 2018. He also acted as Chairman of Open Panels of Commission of Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM), World Meteorological Organisation. At present, Dr. Chattopadhyay is working as Senior International Agrometeorological Services Consultant for Agrometeorological Information Systems Development Project in Dhaka, Bangladesh under World Bank project from October 2018 and also actively engaged in the development of operational Agromet Advisory Services in Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan as Senior International Consultant of World Bank. He has been acting as Secretary of South Asian Forum for Agricultural Meteorology (SAFOAM) and President of International Society for Agricultural Meteorology (INSAM) from 2020.
Mr. Robert Stefanski is Headof the Applied Climate Services Division of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva, Switzerland and has been working for WMO since 2005. He focuses on assisting Member countries in providing better services for the agricultural, energy and health sectors. He is also the co-lead of Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) which is co-sponsored with the Global Water Partnership and over 40 partner organizations including FAO and UNCCD. Prior to joining WMO, he was a crop-weather analyst for the Office of Chief Economist of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., USA. He has a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Climatology from Iowa State University (1988) and B.S. in Agricultural Meteorology from Purdue University (1986).
Dr. Shiv Dev Attri is Member (Technical), Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), New Delhi, focussing on better co-ordination, research, identification and resolutionof problems surrounding the air quality. He has more than 33 years of experience in management and supervision of meteorological services and was Scientist ‘G’ (erstwhile Additional Director General of Meteorology), India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India before joining CAQM in 2023. He has been Member of Commission for Atmospheric Sciences Management Group of WMO (2013-17) and presently is Member of Expert Team on ARM of SERCOM of WMO. He has Master’s Degree in Agricultural Meteorology from HAU Hisar (1986) and Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from GJUS&T, Hisar (2001) and published 125 research papers, Met. Monograph, books, reports in national and international journals. He has also been awarded Commendation Certificate by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India for contribution to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which is the Joint Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2007.
Dr. LaxmanSingh Rathore is former Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department and Permanent Representative of India with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). He also served as Chair & Vice-Chair of Inter-Governmental Board for Climate Services; International Consultant-The World Bank; International Consultant-UNDP; Member-Executive council of WMO; Vice President of WMO Commission for Agriculture Meteorology; Chairman of Governing Council-SAARC Meteorological Research Centre; Scientific Member of 3rd Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica; and, Visiting Scientist at University of Nebraska, USA.
