Increasing temperatures and growing rainfall variability will negatively affect crop yields. For example, overall rice crop yields in 2040 are expected to be 4 percent lower than today while wheat and vegetables yields are estimated to fall by 5.1 percent and 6.3 percent, respectively. Rising sea levels will reduce available cropland. According to CSAIP projections, cropland losses in coastal divisions may reach up to 18 percent by 2040. These are...
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