26/01/2012
A new government report predicts that wheat yields could increase by between 40 per cent and 140 per cent by the 2050s because of climate change. But it all depends on rain.
A new Government report predicts wheat yields could increase by between 40% and 140% on current levels, by the 2050s, because of climate change. But Professor Andy Challinor, from the University of Leeds, tells Charlotte Smith the accuracy of the prediction all depends on the availability of water. The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2012 also predicts that thousands more acres of farmland will be affected by flooding. Here in 2012, the mild weather is making crops grow early, but at the same time making them susceptible to diseases like mildew. Also in the programme, illegal slaughter and unhygienic conditions at an unlicensed Northamptonshire farm shop.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sarah Swadling.
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