Wednesday, December 2, 2015

USDA Report Warns Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food Security

PARIS, Dec. 2, 2015 — Climate change is likely to impede progress on reducing undernourishment around the world in the decades ahead, according to a major scientific assessment released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on global food security and its implications for the United States. The report, entitled Climate Change, Global Food Security and the U.S. Food System, identifies the risks that climate change poses to global food security and the challenges facing farmers and consumers in adapting to changing climate conditions. Secretary Vilsack released the report during the COP-21 Paris Climate Conference.

From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/12/0333.xml&contentidonly=true

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