06. Dec, 2010
Returning from northern India, agricultural scientist Andrew Jarvis said wheat farmers there were finding warming was maturing their crops too quickly.
“The temperatures are high and they’re getting reduced yields,” Jarvis, of the Colombia-based International Center for Tropical Agriculture, told reporters last month.
The source article The Associated Press: Global experts: Warming could double food prices .
Tags: agriculture, climate change impact, India, temperature
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