WE DO NOT NEED CELL PHONES BUT SHOULD MAKE FARMERS HAPPIER...
Agriculture production is in a dire state as climate change continues altering temperature and precipitation patterns, a Turkish scientist said. "Our world is in a critical state when it comes to agricultural output. Some 820 million people are going to bed hungry every night," Levent Kurnaz, a professor at the Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies of Istanbul-based Boğaziçi University, told Anadolu Agency in an email interview. Speaking on the occasion of World Food Day , which is marked on Oct. 16, he highlighted that climate change affects the temperature and precipitation patterns that human beings are accustomed to for the past 10,000 years. This year, World Food Day calls for action across sectors to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. "These changes will, of course, have adverse effects on the agricultural output; when it does not rain during the season it is supposed to rain, and when it rains more than usua...