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Market integration could help protect poor from climate-related food insecurity
2016-02-18 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Global market integration is key to buffering future commodity prices and food security from the negative effects of climate change on agriculture, says a Purdue University agricultural economist. Rising temperatures and an increase in extreme weather events will likely have adverse impacts on global crop production, leading to higher food prices and food scarcity. But global markets that have the ability to deliver food where it is needed most could help offset these consequences, said Thomas Hertel,...
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