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Disturbing news about the potential for widespread crop failure as the climate changes should send shockwaves through governments around the world. Time to rethink global trade and food security.
Really, how productive is the average home vegetable garden – and will it leave you hungry? It largely depends on space, soil and gardening skills.
The author’s 9-year-old son will likely face about four times as many extreme events in his lifetime as older adults today. An international report explains the impacts already being felt.
Small and medium-scale farmers and agri-businesses in Southern and Eastern Africa, which are at the heart of inclusive food value chains, are not receiving fair prices for their produce.
This is not an imaginary future dystopia. It’s a scientific projection of Australia under 3°C of global warming – a future we must both strenuously try to avoid, but also prepare for.
The original Dust Bowl crashed US wheat production. Today, it would reduce global stocks by a third.
New Zealand is a net exporter of many fruit and vegetables. While climate-change induced food shortages are not an imminent risk, some crops may be affected by rising temperatures and extreme weather.
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Distinguished Professor of Geography, Penn State
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Economist at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor in Global Water Issues, Aalto University
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PhD Candidate, Pollination and Climate Change, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Agriculture and Environmental Change, Columbia University
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Associate professor, Adelaide University
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PhD Candidate, Adelaide University
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Economist at Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Head of School of Food and Advanced Technology@ISHS_CMFV, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Economics, Centre for Competition, Regulation & Economic Development, UJ, and at SOAS University of London; advisor Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, University of Johannesburg
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Researcher at Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Water and Food System Resilience, Stockholm University
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Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Adelaide University