Archive for July, 2022

BERLIN, GERMANY — Severe water scarcity events are expected to impact up to 60% of the world’s wheat-growing areas by the end of the 21st century, according to a recently released strategy paper from the Wheat Initiative, a group of public and private entities engaged in wheat research.

The group’s second version of its vision paper, “An International Vision for Wheat Improvement,” included a section devoted to the impact of climate change on wheat production.

“Water is the single biggest factor in ...