Efectul schimbrilor climatice asupra agriculturii

Ca medie, temperaturile globale ncep s creasc datorita activit ii umane, oamenii de

stiinta spunand ca efectele drastice ale schimbrilor climatice continu s produc efecte n
ntreaga lume. Unul dintre sectoarele cele mai grav afectate este domeniul agriculturii. In
ultimele decenii, condiiile meteorologice extreme cauzate de schimbrile climatice au perturbat
producia de alimente la nivel mondial.
"Sistemul alimentar este deja subliniat n mai multe feluri", a declarat profesorul Navin
Ramankutty de la Universitatea din Columbia Britanic, un expert n materie de securitate
alimentar la nivel mondial i a durabilitii.
Impreuna cu o echipa de cercetatori de la UBC si Universitatea McGill, Ramankutty a
constatat c valurile de cldur extreme i seceta au redus recoltele de cereale la nivel mondial,
cum ar fi porumbul, grul i orezul cu 10 la sut, ntr-un interval de 50 de ani.
Impactul persist chiar i n zonele n care agricultura este avansata din punct de vedere
tehnologic, au spus cercetatorii.
In cadrul studiului, echipa a analizat "efectul de fertilizare", n care un nivel ridicat de
dioxid de carbon din atmosfer ar putea avea efecte vizibile asupra culturilor, un efect care ar
putea mari pagubele provocate de secet i valuri de cldur.
Ramankutty si colegii sai au analizat inregistrari care conineau producia alimentar
naional a 16 culturi cerealiere diferite n 177 de ri, i au comparat efectele a 2800 dezastre
meteorologice care au avut loc intre 1964-2007.
Dup evaluarea datelor, echipa a creat o imagine detaliat a modului n care condi iile
meteorologice extreme afecteaz recoltele de cereale la nivel mondial.
n America de Nord, Europa i Australia, seceta i valurile de cldur au determinat o
reducere medie a recoltelor de cereale cu aproximativ 20 de procente. De asemenea, au
descoperit c reducerea medie a recoltelor de cereale cauzate de secet i de valuri de cldur a
crescut de la 6,7% la mijlocul anilor 1980 la 13,7 pe parcursul ultimilor ani.

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Effect Of Climate Change On Agriculture

As average global temperatures begin to rise due to human activity, scientists say the
drastic effects of climate change continue to take effect all over the world.
One of the most severely affected sectors is the field of agriculture. In the past decades,
extreme weather conditions caused by climate change have disrupted global food production.
"The food system is already stressed in many ways," said Professor Navin Ramankutty of
the University of British Columbia, an expert on global food security and sustainability.
With the adverse effects of climate change, Ramankutty said the phenomenon is
becoming an additional stressor to global food production.
Ramankutty is the senior author of a new study featured in the journal Nature, which
examined the link between weather-related disasters and food production.
Along with a team of researchers from UBC and McGill University, Ramankutty found
that extreme heat waves and droughts have reduced global cereal harvests such as maize, wheat
and rice by 10 percent in a span of 50 years.
The impact persists even in areas where farming is technologically advanced, researchers
said.
In the study, the team looked into the "fertilizing effect" in which high levels of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere could have visible effects on crops, an effect that could outweigh the
damage caused by droughts and heat waves.
Ramankutty and his colleagues analyzed records that contained national food production
of 16 different cereal crops in 177 countries, and compared the effects of 2,800 weather disasters
that occurred from 1964 to 2007.
After evaluating their data, the team created a detailed snapshot of how extreme weather
conditions affected global cereal harvests.
In North America, Europe and Australia, droughts and heat waves had both caused an
average reduction in cereal harvests by about 20 percent. They also found that the average
reduction in cereal harvests caused by droughts and heat waves increased from 6.7 percent in the
mid-1980s to 13.7 during more recent years.

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Why I chose to become an agronomist?

Finishing school is the beginning of the independent life for millions of school leavers.
Many roads are open to them: technical schools, institutes and universities. But it is not an easy
thing to choose a profession out of more than 2000 existing professions in the world. Some
pupils follow the advice of their parents, others can't decide even after leaving school.
Choosing the kind of career to follow is probably one of the most important decisions
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who you are, about the things you like to do and the things you do well. It is an advantage to
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Science and especially more towards agronomy has been my area of interest since my
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area. It is also one of the main reasons as to why I took up science during my high school and
decided to apply for the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine.
Since I was a child my father showed me the secrets of agriculture and due to the
dedication that always seems to pick off as his work, Dad made me to want to do the same thing
with as much dedication.
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methods to control weeds and pests to keep crops disease-free. All this duties are fascinating and
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All in all, for all these reasons and more, I want to become an engineer, but not just any
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