Vow expensive food prices globally .. And these reasons

Wheat provides a major source of food for all the inhabitants of the earth and represents one fifth of the calories consumed globally.

As a result of climate change, scientists believe that most countries where wheat is grown will simultaneously be affected by water shortages by the end of the century.

According to research published in the journal Science Advances, the United States will be among the hardest hit.

In a report in the Newsweek magazine, writer and journalist Kashmira Gander touched on the impact of climate change on wheat production and rising food prices.

If solutions to climate change are not reached by 2100, 60 percent of wheat-growing areas will be affected by water scarcity, according to a team of international scientists.

These scientists stressed that the Paris climate agreement - which stipulated that global average temperatures should be kept below 1.5 ° C - could "significantly reduce the negative effects" of climate problems such as drought.

However, between 2041 and 2070, farmers are expected to double their harvests to water their wheat crops, according to the report.

America's biggest affected
The authors, Miroslav Trnaca of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Song Feng of the University of Arkansas, told Newsweek that their previous research showed that climate change makes soil less moisture in most regions of the US, including areas where wheat grows.

In their joint statement, the United States will be one of the most affected wheat-producing countries, particularly with regard to the high number of areas affected by severe drought, which could cause many problems for farmers, which would affect the country's wheat exports.

Given the purchasing power of Americans, American society like developing countries is unlikely to be affected.

According to the co-authors, the severe drought will affect the major exporting countries, most of which are developed countries, "indicating significant challenges for wheat production and the prospect of higher food prices in the future."

According to the report, these difficulties will increase the suffering of importing and developing countries.

According to the researchers, these projections are "disturbing" because climate change has caused the death and displacement of thousands of people, as well as the "destruction" of many countries due to high prices over the past decades.

Wheat ranks first among rain-fed agriculture in quantities equivalent to maize and rice.

High demand
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expects demand for cereals to increase by 43%, including maize, rice, sorghum, millet and wheat between 2006 and 2050, writes Kashmira Gander in her report.

The writer noted that the cause for concern is that the current research reported by the authors predicted that global wheat production would fall by between 4 and 6.5% for every degree of temperature rise.

Wheat is unlikely to compensate for other types of cultivation if water becomes scarce, because it can withstand thirst for a relatively long time compared to other agricultural products.

According to the report, Feng and Trenaka warned that if many areas are affected by drought at the same time, it may be difficult to meet demand even if trade routes remain open and not subject to government restrictions.

However, they stressed that "studies indicate that if action is taken to improve sustainability and use of technologies in the coming decades and to enable international trade, we may overcome the negative effects of climate change."