Posted on October 1, 2009 by cgiar
Submitted by Christina Lakatos, IFPRI
By 2050, crop yield declines and food price increases brought about by global climate change will have raised the number of malnourished children in the world by 20 percent relative to a world with no climate change, accordging to a new report from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Titled Climate Change: Impact [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Climate change impact, Policy | Tagged: Carbon dioxide fertilization, Child nutrition, Climate models, Crop modeling, Food price inflation, IFPRI | 4 Comments »
Posted on July 6, 2009 by cgiar
Submitted by Laura Yates, CIMMYT
As the world warms up, crop scientists will need to find a way for wheat to beat the heat in developing countries.
Experts predict the global thermostat will jump between 1.8°C and 4°C by the end of this century. Similar temperature increases are actually expected to boost global wheat yields in some places. Cool, high-latitude spring [...]
Filed under: Adaptation, Agriculture, CGIAR scientists, Climate change impact, Farmers, Food crops | Tagged: Carbon dioxide fertilization, CIMMYT, Wheat | Leave a Comment »
