Global Climate Change: Resilient and Smart Agriculture

Dr. V. Venkatramanan  is an Assistant Professor at the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. He graduated with a degree in Agriculture from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, and completed postgraduate studies in Environmental Sciences at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. His areas of interest include climate change studies, biodegradation, and green technologies for environmental management. He has authored more than 30 publications including research papers in peer-reviewed journals, review articles, and book chapters. In addition, he has edited the book “Sustainable Green Technologies for Environmental Management” (Springer Singapore).

Dr. Shachi Shah  is an Associate Professor (Environmental Studies) at the School of Interdisciplinary and TransdisciplinaryStudies, IGNOU, New Delhi. Previously, she served as an Assistant Professor for seven years at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. She has nearly two decades of teaching and research experience in environmental microbiology and biotechnology, specifically in the areas of waste management, waste bioremediation, waste valorization, waste to energy, and plant-growth-promoting organisms. She has more than fifty publications in national and international journals to her credit, as well as several book chapters.

Dr. Ram Prasad  has been associated with the Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India, since 2005. His research interests include plant-microbe interactions, environmental microbiology, sustainable agriculture, and microbial nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than one hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles & book chapters, has five patents issued or pending, and has edited or authored several books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and has been honored with e.g. the Young Scientist Award & Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal by the International Society for Ecological Communications; an FSAB fellowship by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; and an American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA. Having previously served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, USA, he is currently a Research Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.