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They may need different crop varieties and more irrigation
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Behind the scenes at The Economist

Oliver Morton, our planetary affairs editor, on why the continent is warming faster than any other—and adapting too slowly

Climate, culture and eccentricity make British growers the best in the world

Even with realistic adaptation, crop yields will fall as temperatures rise

More people, more homes, more solar farms

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Record heat and drought are crippling