"Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Security," a comprehensive guide, delves into the fundamental concepts of weather and climate, the influence of weather and climate on agriculture, the challenges posed by climate change to food security, and the management of climate change through climate smart agriculture, which encompasses adaptation and mitigation strategies, as well as the adoption of climate-resilient agricultural practices.
The first seven chapters cover the basics of climate and weather, the climate of India and Odisha, the relationship between climate and crop production, the impact of climate change on agriculture, the challenges posed by climate change to food security, and the fundamentals of climate smart agriculture.
Chapters 8 to 10 provide a detailed overview of climate smart agriculture strategies, practices, and the concept of climate smart villages. The extension approach to climate change is explored in Chapter 11.
The authors have made a concerted effort to enhance the readability of the book and incorporate the most recent research findings, citing relevant authors throughout the text. This book will be of great use to students, researchers, policymakers, planners, field officers, non-governmental organizations, and scholars alike.

Bidyadhar Maharana: a Post Graduate in Agronomy from Odisha University of Agriculture& Technology (OUAT) has about 55 years of government service in Agriculture Department of Odisha and Consultancy experience. He has received professional trainings from CRRI, GAA, MANAGE, NAARM, IIM, Lucknow etc. He was a National Professional in a GOI-UNDP assisted Sub-programme “Strengthening NRM and Sustainable Livelihoods of Women” in Tribal Odisha for five years. He was a freelancer Consultant in many WB, IFAD, DFIR, ADB, UNDP, UNICEF, CARE and IWMI assisted projects in the state of Odisha for about 15 years.

Ballav Chandra Nayak: M.Sc.(Ag) Ph.D. was Professor of Agronomy in Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) from 1995 to 2003 with 24 years of teaching and research experience.

1. Weather and Climate 2. Climate of India & Odisha 3. Climate and Crop Production  4. Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture 5. Challenges of Climate Change to Sustainable Food Security 6. Climate Resilient Agriculture 7. Basics of Climate Smart Agriculture 8. Broad Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculture 9. Climate Smart Agriculture Practices 10.  Climate Smart Village 11. Extension Approach to Climate Smart Agriculture