Description
This book analyzes potential yields of six major food crops - rice, wheat, maize, potato, soybean and rapeseed worldwide using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to study both China’s and global food security under climate change.
Prof. Cai Chengzhi received his Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from Guizhou University in Guiyang of China in 1987, MSc in Agriculture from Yunnan Agricultural University in Kunming of China in 2001, and PhD in Agriculture from China Agricultural University in Beijing of China in 2005. Since Dec. 2007, Prof. Cai has been working in Economic Institute, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics as senior researcher. Meanwhile, Prof. Cai was a visiting scholar at International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) in Austria in summer of 2004 and at Tor Vergata University in Italy in winter of 2012, respectively.
Prof. Cai focuses on the research into potential yield of crop concerning food security. Since 1990 Prof. Cai has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers in Chinese and international journals and conferences. He is the focal point of Guizhou University of Finance and Economics as a member of Mountain Partnership Secretariat at Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations.
Dr. Cao Wenfang received her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Jianghan University in Wuhan of China in 2013, MSc in Agroforestry Economic Management from Guizhou University in Guiyang of China in 2016, and PhD in Land-Environment-Agriculture and Forestry from University of Padova in Padova of Italy in 2020.