US EditionScientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
- The U.S. Agricultural sector suffers from funding cuts, leading to halted research and job losses, according to Ariel Ortiz-Bobea from Cornell University.
- The U.S. Has reduced agricultural research funding by about a third since its peak in 2002, amounting to a loss of $2 billion, according to United States Department of Agriculture data.
- Experts warn that reduced agricultural research funding will lead to stunted yield growth and rising food prices in the future.
- There is a need for increased public funding for agricultural research to combat climate change effects, according to a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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The Norfolk Daily News
Paragould Daily PressScientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding
Erin McGuire spent years cultivating fruits and vegetables like onions, peppers and tomatoes as a scientist and later director of a lab at the University of California-Davis. She collaborated with hundreds of people to breed drought-resistant varieties, develop new ways…
The Peterborough Examiner
New Orleans CityBusinessScientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they’re getting less
Erin McGuire spent years cultivating fruits and vegetables like onions, peppers and tomatoes as a scientist and later director of a lab at the University of California-Davis. She collaborated with hundreds of people to breed drought-resistant varieties, develop new ways…
Associated Press News
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research programs financed by the USDA, EPA and other organizations.
Scientists need more public funding to shield farming from climate change. They're getting less.
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