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Future geographies of US crop production
Topics: Food Systems
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Keywords: Climate change, agriculture Session Type: Virtual Paper Day: Wednesday Session Start / End Time: 4/7/2021 08:00 AM (Pacific Time (US & Canada)) - 4/7/2021 09:15 AM (Pacific Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 46
Authors:
Emily Burchfield, Emory University
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Abstract
Future changes in climate will significantly transform U.S. agriculture—both through changes in yield potential and through the resulting shifts in the production geography of many crops. Understanding the likely trajectories of rural land use change is a prerequisite for identifying the effects of climate change on agricultural economies, food security, rural society, and the environment. This work creates high resolution projections of the production geographies of major U.S. crops, advancing efforts to predict how changing climate will transform agricultural landscapes.
