Weather patterns have become increasingly erratic over the last few years. And coffee is a particularly sensitive crop: ...

The widespread hypothesis that climate warming will result in unprecedented agricultural pest populations and cause food ...

An Oct. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a graph that shows global wheat, rice and coarse grain production has increased along with global temperatures and atmospheric CO2 levels ...

Like climate change in general, drought acts as a “threat multiplier,” and making the drought-climate connection helps ...

Climate change and globalisation are driving a surge in threats to crops from insects and mites, researchers say. Rising temperatures are enabling pests to move further from the equator and to higher ...

A large study shows that warming does not always increase pest insects. About half of insect populations grow while others ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drought impacts on a corn field. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA) Not all farmers and ranchers will agree in a discussion about ...

Climate-resilient crops are crops that have been engineered or selected to possess specific adaptive traits that allow them to maintain yield stability and physiological fitness under intensifying ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Globally, humanity is producing more food than ever, but that harvest is concentrated ...