Timbuktu Leader Describes How Climate Change Is Affecting AfricaNINE out of 10 people questioned at the Royal Welsh Show think climate change is affecting farmers, says Oxfam.Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
“Smallholder farmers base what they do on what their parents did,” Langer explains. “But the rain spells are growing longer these days and a drop of rain is stronger now –crops aren’t used to that. One might not normally think of irrigating during the monsoon season, but you...
Climate change is impacting rice farmers all around the world with challenges like drought, flooding, and rising water salinity. Italy, which produces half of the EU's rice and is the sole global grower of risotto rice varieties, reported declining yields in 2023 due to consecutive drought ...
Climate change is top of mind right now, with recent heat waves, droughts and wildfires directly affecting food production and the environment. Michael P. Hoffmann, professor emeritus at Cornell University and co-author of the book“Our Changing Menu,”relays how all this directly affects what fo...
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Temperatures and rainfall amounts in India vary from year to year and influence the amount of crops that farmers can produce. And with episodes of extreme climate such as droughts and storms becoming more frequent, it's essential to find ways to protect India's crop production from these shock...
This study is an attempt to use group information collected from different farmers (e.g.marginal, small, and medium farmers and tenants) in eastern Uttar Pradesh in India to address a question relevant to climate policy: How to encourage farmers to adapt to climate change? First, group informa...
“The soil is not getting any richer; the water levels are receding; there is climate change – these make the farmers’ life much harder. One approach that can help is that of data-driven agriculture, where our goal is not to replace the farmer but to augment the farmer’s knowledge ...
New York Times’ Guide to Saving Money and Fighting Climate Change. What is Sustainable Coffee? Fair Trade is one of several common sustainability certifications coffee farmers can earn when taking care of their workers and the environment. These types of certifications became popular over the past...
•The distribution of rainfall precipitation has changed and the mean global sea level has risen. •There is therefore no argument that we are experiencing climate change. Depending on what scenario is followed, the likely changes by the year 2100 are anticipated to be between 1.4-5.8°C...