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As [3] a direct result of being so heavily reliant on rain-fed agriculture as a steady source of GDP inflow and food security, a low-income nation such as Tanzania is extremely susceptible to the agricultural effects of climate change. According to a 2012 World Bank Group research paper, in a DRY scenario, climate-change affected Tanzania's ...
The World Bank announced a new $12 billion fund to address the food crises. [24] [25] In May 2022, Máximo Torero, chief economist at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, warned European politicians that if they move away from natural gas production too soon, the price of fertilizers will rise and more people in the world will suffer ...
The World Development Report (WDR) is an annual report published since 1978 by the World Bank. Each WDR provides in-depth analysis of a specific aspect of economic development . Past reports have considered such topics as agriculture, youth, equity, public services delivery, the role of the state, transition economies , labour, infrastructure ...
About one-third of all food grown in the world is wasted, according to the U.N. - 13% between the harvest and retail stages, and 17% in households and in the food service and retail sectors.
Climate change will accelerate the prevalence of pests and diseases and increase the occurrence of highly impactful events. [195] The impacts of climate change on agricultural production in Africa will have serious implications for food security and livelihoods. Between 2014 and 2018, Africa had the highest levels of food insecurity in the ...
According to recent research, agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa is strongly impacted by climate change. The results of a study conducted in 2022 and looking at thirty countries in the region revealed that increasing malnutrition rates correlate with increased levels of greenhouse gas emissions, which indicates a loss in food security.
Climate change on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations website. Report on the relationship between climate change, agriculture and food security by the International Food Policy Research Institute; Climate Change, Rice and Asian Agriculture: 12 Things to Know Asian Development Bank
Therefore, any comprehensive plan of adaptation to the effects of climate change, particularly the present and future effects of climate change on agriculture, must also consider livestock. [99] [100] Livestock activities also contribute disproportionately to land-use effects, since crops such as corn and alfalfa are cultivated to feed the ...