Cereals production could fall by 50 percent in parts of southern Africa in the long term due to climate change, causing increased hunger and poverty, a researcher told an agriculture conference on Wednesday.
South Africa is the largest carbon emitter on the continent, mainly due to its reliance on coal to produce most of its electricity.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/climate-change-may-halve-southern-africa-cereal-crop
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/muchena-zigomo
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-farming
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mozambique
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zimbabwe
