Climate Change and Its Impact on Crop Production: Enhancing Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change continues to pose a formidable challenge to global agricultural systems, particularly in the context of rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, increased frequencies of extreme weather events, and elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentrations. These changes threaten food security, crop yields, and the long-term sustainability of agroecosystems. In this context, developing resilient and adaptive crop management practices has become an urgent scientific and policy priority.

This Special Issue, “Climate Change and Its Impact on Crop Production: Enhancing Resilience and Environmental Sustainability”, brings together recent advances in modeling, field experimentation, and data-driven decision-support tools aimed at understanding and mitigating the impacts of climate change on crop production. It covers a broad spectrum of topics, including soil health improvement through cover cropping, the optimization of crop rotations, greenhouse gas mitigation strategies, and innovations in agroecosystem modeling.

Contributions to this Special Issue explore solutions at multiple scales—from plot-level assessments to regional modeling efforts—demonstrating the potential of climate-smart agricultural practices in enhancing productivity, improving resource use efficiency, and reducing the environmental footprint of farming. Special attention is given to system-based approaches that integrate carbon and nitrogen dynamics, assess soil organic carbon sequestration potential, and quantify emissions under future climate scenarios.

By addressing these interconnected challenges, the articles in this Special Issue offer valuable insights for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners seeking to design resilient cropping systems that sustain both productivity and environmental health in a changing climate.

Dr. Ahmed Attia
Dr. Prem Oli
Guest Editors

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