The issue focused on climate change as it relates to agriculture and crops

Abstract

Climate change will directly impact agriculture by altering crop yields and agricultural productivity. Climate change also impacts agriculture indirectly through impacts on crop pests and pathogens. Climate change may influence agricultural yields through rising temperatures and decreasing precipitation; increasing drought frequency and severity; or intensifying tropical cyclones and hurricanes. Predictions of climate change impacts on agriculture can be derived from estimates of historical trends in crop yields and agricultural productivity. Climate change impacts are projected to