Climate change and wars aiding spread of plant ‘pandemics’ that threaten world’s food supply
Climate change, globalisation and armed conflict are facilitating the spread of plant pandemics and threatening the production of food on which billions of people rely, scientists have said.
An “unprecedented” spread of a fungus infecting wheat across the globe has led scientists to call for greater international collaboration in genetic surveillance of crop species to minimise their destruction.
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