The study found that climate change is a serious threat to food crop production. Drought was the most severe risk, ...

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 ...

In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a network of “climate hubs” to understand how climate change affects ...

Climate change is colliding with land use practices, deforestation and biodiversity loss to drive a rapidly growing threat of crop pests. Future warming of 2° Celsius (3.6° Fahrenheit) above ...

Senior Lecturer at Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Nigeria and Senior Research Associate at North West University, North-West University In Nigeria, agriculture contributes ...

Climate-induced warming is jeopardizing the global food supply even as farmers take adaptive measures to stymie these effects, scientists are warning. In contrast with previous research suggesting ...

Agriculture is at a crossroads. All over the world, weather patterns are affecting yields of key crops, pushing up prices and impacting food security. We are, in other words, in the middle of a ...

Climate change is silently sapping the nutrients from our food. A pioneering study finds that rising CO2 and higher temperatures are not only reshaping how crops grow but are also degrading their ...

In Nigeria, agriculture contributes about 40% to national gross domestic product and supports the livelihoods of about 60% of the population. Finding ways to farm through climate change is vital for ...