International conference to tackle climate-change threats to agriculture

International conference to tackle climate-change threats to agriculture
by Staff Writers
Davis CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2013

The conference will examine the latest research that can help reduce impacts from global climate change on agriculture. (Carson Jeffres/UC Davis)

Scientists and policymakers from around the world will gather March 20-22 at the University of California, Davis, to grapple with the threats of climate change for global agriculture and recommend science-based actions to slow its effects while meeting the worl

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