Experts: Failure to focus on farming will undermine global climate agreement and increase hunger
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 11:35
in Earth & Climate
Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how the almost total absence of agriculture in the agreement could lead to widespread famine and food shortages in the years ahead.