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The impact of climate change on agriculture depends on the environmental and socio-economic contexts in which the changes occur. However, current tools to anticipate climate change impacts focus almost entirely on biological and environmental processes.

Vietnam is likely to be among the countries hardest hit by climate
change, mainly through rising sea levels and changes in rainfall and
temperatures. Agriculture can be extensively affected by climate
change, and designing effective adaptation strategies will be critical
for maintaining food security, rural employment, and foreign exchange
earnings.

The State unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) will organise street-corner meetings, foot marches, demonstrations and rallies at local and district levels throughout the State in protest against abnormal rise in the prices of essential items and to press for its demand for food security of the people, between August 16 and September 15.

Nearly 15 months of double-digit food inflation has led most Indians to make painful cuts in their daily meals. TOI finds poor families across the country being forced into dietary choices that are sowing the seeds of an acutely malnourished future generation
Rukmini Shrinivasan | TIG

The agriculture ministry has put on hold the controversial Seeds Bill, 2004, following strong objections from the MPs, mainly on the pricing and penalty clauses.
Sources said while the penalty clause would be further referred to the law ministry for its opinion, the ministry would consider the suggestion of creating a national authority to decide pricing of the seeds.

Unjustified and impractical legal requirements are stopping genetically engineered crops from saving millions from starvation and malnutrition, says Ingo Potrykus.

To feed the world without further damaging the planet, Jeffrey Sachs and 24 food-system experts call for a global data collection and dissemination network to track the myriad impacts of different farming practices.

With its plentiful sun, water and land, Brazil is quickly surpassing other countries in food production and exports. But can it continue to make agricultural gains without destroying the Amazon? Jeff Tollefson reports from Brazil.

Plant breeders are turning their attention to roots to increase yields without causing environmental damage. Virginia Gewin unearths some promising subterranean strategies.

Feeding the world is going to require the scientific and financial muscle of agricultural biotechnology companies. Natasha Gilbert asks whether they're up to the task.

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