It’s very hard to predict how climate change will interact with the complexities of food systems exactly, but these five foods are vulnerable. During the superhot summer of 2021, media reports abounded of farmers ripping out their almond trees. To meet the global greenhouse gas targets, our food systems will have to be overhauled, report after report shows. Rice: One of the world’s most important foods: half the global population relies on rice as a staple. One 2018 study found that hotter temperatures could reduce global rice yields by 40 per cent by the end of this century.

Source: thestar May 21, 2023 01:01 UTC