Tuesday, April 03, 2012

We don't need no stinkin' realilty: As India expects its 5th straight record wheat crop, we're told that CO2 may devastate wheat production by 2020

Wheat yields may fall by 6-18% by 2020 on climate change - Times Of India

NEW DELHI: The productivity of staple grain wheat could decline by up to 18% by 2020 due to adverse impact of climate change which is causing rise in temperature, Parliament was informed today.

..."According to these reports, there will be 14 per cent deficit in global wheat production, 11 per cent in rice and 9 per cent in maize by 2020," the minister pointed out.

Feb. 2012: India expects 5th straight record wheat crop - U.S. attache | Reuters

India expects a fifth record wheat crop in a row, 87.5 million tonnes, on higher planted area and optimal growing conditions in major growing areas to date.

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