weather management services / supply management / agricultural technologies / energy needs / biotechnology / Weather-crop/livestock insurance / energy security / stress management / space technologies / dedicated energy crops / natural gas / greenhouse gas mitigation / energy requiring operations / increase food production / energy supply / oil / agricultural systems / anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions / bio-energy / food / energy / food grain / food production / food production targets / food system / climatic services / nutrient management / important bio-energy feedstock / food security / land use systems / related ecosystem/environmental services / food situation / potential food insecure areas / individual agricultural systems / institutional infrastructure / food insecurity / cement production / food processing industries / /
NaturalFeature
Himalayan / /
Organization
Asia Pacific Association for Agricultural Research Institutions / Peterson Institute / Japan Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions / Earth Policy Institute / Advanced Research Institution / United States Agency for International Development / Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions / United Nations / Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences / Government of India / Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation / Asia Pacific Energy Research Center / Advance Center for Agricultural Research and Information / /
Person
Lal / /
Position
Secretary / Director General / Private Sector / Chairman / Executive Secretary / /
Region
Middle East / East Asia / Southeast Asia / Asia Pacific / Asia-Pacific / /
Technology
biotechnology / biofuels / simulation / decision support system / /
Imperatives of Global Climate Change for Agricultural Research in Asia-Pacific Raj Paroda1 The major challenges in the twenty-first century are the rapid increase in the world population, the degradation of agricultural