Impact of Climatic Change on Agricultural Production and Response Strategies in China

A number of studies indicate that global climate warming has been increasing,especially in recent decades.Climate warming greatly affects global agro-production and food security-becoming a hotspot of global environmental change.This paper proposes a structural and orientational framework for scientifically addressing climatic change impact on agro-production.Through literature reviews and comparative studies,the paper systematically summarizes influencing mechanisms and impact of climate warming on such agro-production factors as light,temperature,soil quality and water environment.The impact of climate warming on cultivation regions,cropping systems,crop pests,agroproduction capacity,agro-economy and farm management is analyzed.Then,suitable climate-adapting agro-development strategies are put forward for different regions in China.The strategies are carefully selected from a repository of international tested climatic change countermeasures in agriculture at national or district level.