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NAIROBI. — The rising El Nino threat caused by the impact of extreme weather events could disrupt food production across the world particularly in Africa, scientists warned on Wednesday.
In a joint statement received in Nairobi, scientists with Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research predict that by 2050, maize and bean production in Africa could decline up to 40 percent due to high temperatures.
“Unless farmers in places like sub-Saharan Africa are able to adapt to the impact of climate change, we will not achieve the level of stability and sustainable development that is absolutely essential to the success of any effort that seeks to curb greenhouse gas emissions,” said James Kinyangi, CGIAR’s East Africa programme leader on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Climate change is the biggest threat that modern agriculture has ever encountered, Kinyangi added. — Xinhua.
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