ABSTRACT
Agroclimatology is the science of those climatic or weather factors important to agriculture. Climate is generally thought as an uncontrollable factor, and this book provides an understanding of the agroclimatic system and its influences on the failure or success of agricultural development activities; looking at misunderstandings and the value of research into this area
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|52 pages
Climatic Information and World Agriculture
section Section A|13 pages
Introductory Presentations
section Section B|35 pages
Perspectives on the World Food Problem
part 2|118 pages
The Science and Its Use
section Section A|71 pages
Agroclimatic Models and Information Systems
section Section B|43 pages
The Utility of Models and Information Systems
part 3|120 pages
National Case Studies
section Section A|54 pages
Venezuela
section Section B|30 pages
Brazil
section Section C|32 pages
Other Countries
part 4|82 pages
The Problems and the Potentials of Application
section Section A|42 pages
The Social Science Perspective on Application
section Section B|36 pages
The Perspectives and Problems of Developing Country Users
