Rice production in India could decrease by almost a tonne/hectare if the temperature goes up 20C, while each 10C rise in mean temperature could cause wheat yield losses of 7 million tonnes per year. A recent national conference on food security and agriculture deliberated strategies to protect agriculture, food and nutrition security in the time of climate change. Suman Sahai reports.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/climate-change-and-food-security
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
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