Article 5G28Y Rapid global heating is hurting farm productivity, study finds

Rapid global heating is hurting farm productivity, study finds

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Oliver Milman
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Research shows rising temperatures since 1960s have acted as handbrake to agricultural yield of crops and livestock

The climate crisis is already eating into the output of the world's agricultural systems, with productivity much lower than it would have been if humans hadn't rapidly heated the planet, new research has found.

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