Climate change is impacting agriculture around the world. The greater frequency of weather extremes including heatwaves, drought, and it’s opposite, torrential rainfall and flooding (and their consequences) are impacting crop yields and sometimes destroying harvests.
The world’s population is growing; how do we feed more people when corporate agricultural practices and a changing climate are impacting the amount of food being grown and produced?
One way to adapt is to change the way we eat and change what we eat.
“Here are six foods that could … feature more prominently on menus and grocery shelves in the future:”
*Millet
*Bambara groundnut
*Mussels
*Kelp
*Enset
*Cassava
Learn more about these foods —
Gibbs, Anna. (2022, May 9). These six foods may become more popular as the planet warms. Science News.
For more information, see —
Corporate farming and its consequences in the U.S. Midwest
Increasing frequency of drought and decreasing yields for soybeans
A change in diet can help mitigate climate change
Higher temperatures will lead to additional crop damage from insects
Questions? Please let me know (engelk@grinnell.edu).
