New research spotlights the challenge of growing food on a warming planet. Two recent studies — one historical and the other forward-looking — examine how rising temperatures have made and could ...
The world's food production faces an unprecedented crisis as rising temperatures begin to alter crop yields across the globe. Climate change may affect the production of maize (corn) and wheat as ...
Adaptation refers to efforts to reduce the risks of climate variability and change and make a system more resilient. Adapting agriculture to climate change can better prepare farmers and producers for ...
Besides its role in climate change mitigation, increasing soil organic matter (SOM) content could be an effective and feasible strategy for the adaptation ...
Some of the delegates attending the inaugural Consortium of International Agriculture Research Centres (CGIAR) Science Week, at the United Nations Office, Nairobi [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] The ...
The UN points out that the world population is expected to grow from the current 8 billion people to around 10 billion by ...
Global Impact: Climate change is working havoc on global food sustainability and agriculture, posing a significant threat to the world’s most vulnerable populations. Rising temperatures, changing ...
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a network of “climate hubs” to understand how climate change affects ...