Projected changes in cereal productivity in Africa, due to climate change – current climate to 2080
Water is essential not only to survival but is also equally or even more important than nutrients in food production. Agriculture accounts for nearly 70% of the water consumption, with some estimates as high as 85% (Hanasaki et al., 2008a,b). Water scarcity will affect over 1.8 billion people by 2025 (WHO, 2007). This could have…
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Produced by:Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
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Year:01/02/2009
Projected changes in cereal productivity in Africa, due to climate change – current climate to 2080
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