Crops

Crops are cultivated plants grown for food, animal feed, fiber, fuel or other economic purposes. Major crop types include cereals, legumes, fruits, vegetables and oilseeds. Crop production depends on soil quality, climate, water availability and agricultural practices and is central to food systems and rural economies.

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Colombia could lose 20% of cocoa-growing land by 2050Science

Colombia could lose 20% of cocoa-growing land by 2050

By 2050, nearly 20% of the areas currently suitable for cocoa cultivation in Colombia could lose the climate conditions needed for production, particularly in the…
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Image of the day: drought reshapes croplands near Rosario, ArgentinaNews

Image of the day: drought reshapes croplands near Rosario, Argentina

Climate drivers behind the drought Monitoring agriculture from space Argentina is one of the world’s major agricultural producers and exporters, supplying large volumes of soybeans,…
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Climate Science Digest: January 12, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 12, 2026

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EU reaches accord on new generation of genetically modified cropsNews

EU reaches accord on new generation of genetically modified crops

Brussels, Belgium | AFP European lawmakers and EU member states announced late Wednesday they had reached an agreement on developing plants obtained by so-called new genomic techniques.…
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Climate Science Digest: November 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 28, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: November 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 17, 2025

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Climate intervention may not save coffee, chocolate and wineClimate

Climate intervention may not save coffee, chocolate and wine

A new study finds that solar geoengineering through Stratospheric Aerosol Injection may cool the planet but fails to ensure stable growing conditions for coffee, cacao…
SourceSourceNovember 4, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2025

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Different chars, different climate effects in northern soilsScience

Different chars, different climate effects in northern soils

New study reveals that different types of char can raise or lower greenhouse gas emissions from northern soils Summary: Adding carbon-rich materials to farmland soils…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 22, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 22, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: September 16, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 16, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: September 10, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 10, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: September 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 3, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: August 26, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 26, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: August 22, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 22, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: August 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 17, 2025

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Shade trees could shrink chocolate’s carbon footprint without cutting yieldsScience

Shade trees could shrink chocolate’s carbon footprint without cutting yields

University of Queensland research shows emissions from the global chocolate industry could be reduced by growing more shade trees over farms in the region that…
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Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warnsClimate

Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warns

Many wild Vanilla species are dependent on insects that pollinate them. But what happens if plants and insects are forced into different habitats? Summary: Wild…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Making crops heat-resilient is possible, but costly and time-consumingScience

Making crops heat-resilient is possible, but costly and time-consuming

New review in Science outlines proven strategies to protect crop productivity from rising temperatures, but warns that scaling them up will take decades and major…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
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Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarterScience

Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change is on track to reduce by 11 percent in 2100 the yields that today provide two-thirds of…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 4, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: May 21, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 21, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: May 7, 2025Science

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Coastal farmers face rising seas: New global model maps adapt-or-migrate choicesClimate

Coastal farmers face rising seas: New global model maps adapt-or-migrate choices

How will 13 million farmers fight back against sea level rise? New global model simulates adaptation, migration, and survival in the face of climate crises…
SourceSourceMay 3, 2025 Full article