CONTENTS Preface v 1. Global Climate Change 1 2. Effects of Global Climate Change on Agriculture Production 15 3. Climate Research and Agriculture 24 4. Agriculture and Climate Change: Real Problems, False Solutions 44 5. Can Genetic Engineering and the New Bioeconomy Provide Solutions to Climate Change 74 6. Climate Change on Agriculture and Reduce Overall GHG Emissions 85 7. Organic Farming and Climate Change 114 8. Climate Change and India- Some Major Issues and Policy Implications 138 9. The Environmental Effectiveness and Economic Efficiency 192 10. Climate Change India's Perceptions, Positions, Policies and Possibilities 217 11. Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation 233 12. Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation Climate Change 241 13. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Supply 256 Bibliography 277 Index 279