Europe's diminishing bread basket

Global demand for wheat is projected to increase significantly with continuing population growth. Currently, Europe reliably produces about 29% of global wheat supply. However, this might be under threat from climate change if adaptive measures are not taken now.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inNature climate change Vol. 4; no. 7; pp. 541 - 542
Main Author Meinke, Holger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.06.2014
Subjects
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

Loading…
More Information
Summary:Global demand for wheat is projected to increase significantly with continuing population growth. Currently, Europe reliably produces about 29% of global wheat supply. However, this might be under threat from climate change if adaptive measures are not taken now.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/nclimate2289