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Global warming threatens Asian rice production: study


Global warming threatens Asian rice production: study

Washington (AFP) Aug 9, 2010 - Even modest rises in global temperatures will drive down rice production in Asia, the world's biggest grower of the cereal grain that millions of poor people depend on as a staple food, a study published Monday warned. Researchers from the United States, the Philippines and the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) looked at the impact of rising daily minimum and maximum tempera ... more

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