Extreme heat pushes global agrifood systems to brink, UN report warns
- Posted on April 23, 2026
- By Dawn
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In brief
A comprehensive UN analysis reveals how escalating global temperatures are threatening agricultural productivity and food security worldwide. The report emphasizes that extreme heat events are dramatically reducing crop yields across multiple regions, creating unprecedented challenges for food systems. Critically, the research highlights that smallholder farmers and women in agricultural sectors face disproportionate vulnerability to climate-related agricultural losses, exacerbating existing gender inequalities and threatening rural livelihoods and economic stability.
Extreme heat pushes global agrifood systems to brink, UN report warns
Notes heatwaves threaten crop yields; rising temperatures disproportionately affect women farmers.
