Food & Agriculture

The MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab presents a new report on climate, agriculture, water, and food security — with plans for more research.

MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change workshop explores risks and opportunities for the agriculture sector.

Climate change could deplete some US water basins and dramatically reduce crop yields in some areas by 2050, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Future harvests of wheat, soybeans and corn could drop by 22 to 49 percent, mostly due to water stress

Report projects impacts of 2015 Paris climate agreement, identifies emissions paths/technology advances needed to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius.

New approach tracks key factors affecting crop yields, enabling early adaptation.