Sunday, July 4, 2010

Agricultural Impacts of Global Climate Change


Among the hard hit areas of global climate change is agriculture. This is a very critical area in modern civilization because agriculture plays a major role in sustaining development in densely populated and stratified societies. Agriculture creates food surpluses that enable societies to ensure food security.

How is agriculture affected by global climate change? Here are five agricultural consequences of global climate change:

1. Locust and rat infestations in agricultural fields

For unirrigated fields that are highly dependent on the rains like those found in Asia, drought especially duri... From: Five Agricultural Consequences of Global Climate Change

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