24 June 2024 | Xiangning Yuan, Sien Li, Jinliang Chen *, Haichao Yu, Tianyi Yang, Chunyu Wang, Siyu Huang, Haochong Chen and Xiang Ao
Global climate change poses significant challenges to agricultural production, affecting crop cycles, yields, quality, and ecosystem stability. This review summarizes the latest research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, including direct and indirect effects, feedback mechanisms of agricultural activities on climate change, and strategies for mitigating these impacts. Climate change leads to increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, altered precipitation patterns, and changes in pest and disease occurrence, all of which negatively affect agricultural productivity and food security. Additionally, climate change impacts soil fertility, water availability, and soil quality, further threatening agricultural sustainability. Agricultural activities also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and land use changes, exacerbating climate change. To address these challenges, strategies such as adopting climate-smart agricultural technologies, promoting weather-resistant crop varieties, enhancing soil conservation, and implementing innovative agricultural solutions like semi-closed greenhouses, vertical farming, and soilless cultivation are essential. These measures aim to improve resource efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and ensure the sustainability of agricultural production in the face of climate change. Sustainable fertilizer production and water reuse and recycling technologies also play critical roles in mitigating the effects of climate change on agriculture. Overall, a comprehensive approach is needed to enhance the resilience and adaptability of agricultural systems to climate change.Global climate change poses significant challenges to agricultural production, affecting crop cycles, yields, quality, and ecosystem stability. This review summarizes the latest research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, including direct and indirect effects, feedback mechanisms of agricultural activities on climate change, and strategies for mitigating these impacts. Climate change leads to increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, altered precipitation patterns, and changes in pest and disease occurrence, all of which negatively affect agricultural productivity and food security. Additionally, climate change impacts soil fertility, water availability, and soil quality, further threatening agricultural sustainability. Agricultural activities also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and land use changes, exacerbating climate change. To address these challenges, strategies such as adopting climate-smart agricultural technologies, promoting weather-resistant crop varieties, enhancing soil conservation, and implementing innovative agricultural solutions like semi-closed greenhouses, vertical farming, and soilless cultivation are essential. These measures aim to improve resource efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and ensure the sustainability of agricultural production in the face of climate change. Sustainable fertilizer production and water reuse and recycling technologies also play critical roles in mitigating the effects of climate change on agriculture. Overall, a comprehensive approach is needed to enhance the resilience and adaptability of agricultural systems to climate change.