Wheat, peanuts and rice under threat
06 December 2006Farmers across the world could see a dramatic drop in their harvest of wheat, peanuts and rice by the end of this century unless plant varieties are developed that are more suited to a warmer climate. Scientists from the University of Reading's Walker Institute for Climate System Research have found that peanut crops could drop by two thirds in India - the world's largest producer of peanuts - by the 2080s as a result of global warming.