Global Wheat Yields Would Be ‘10%’ Higher without Climate Change

Global wheat yields would be ‘10%’ higher without climate change

Today’s climate lie comes from Climate Brief:

FAO warns major crops could lose half of the most suitable land by 2100

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has warned that several major crops, including wheat and coffee, could lose half their optimally suitable land by 2100.

Wheat, Coffee, Beans and Cassava May Lose Half Their Best Farmland By 2100, Warns New FAO Data Tool

According to the findings, five of the nine major staple and cash crops have already begun losing optimal cultivation zones, with coffee and wheat at high risk in key regions.