Colombia may lose 60% of the land suitable for rice irrigation due to climate change

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Climate change warnings will increase over time, without the activation of large global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Many problems will occur, including that Colombia will lose 60 percent of the rice-suitable land by 2050, according to a new study by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research On Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

According to the "phys" site, due to high temperatures and low rainfall, rice production will change in some Asian countries. The research shows that the conditions for planting it will be at higher altitudes, while the low altitude fields are hot or very dry for rice production.

The study found that the amount of arable land in Colombia is currently 4.4 million hectares (about 2.47 acres), but can be reduced to 1.8 million hectares within a few decades.

Climate change and fields

This study is the first of its kind in a country in Latin America and has been published in adaptation strategies for global change.

"Many of these effects can be avoided if we work on time by activating strategies so that our farmers are more prepared and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced from agriculture and other sectors," said Fabio Castro, lead author of the study.

The study also highlights the climate change challenges faced by many tropical countries that grow rice, the most important food crop in the developing world.