Bananas could soon become a critical food source for millions of people and replace potatoes as the staple diet due to climate change, a new study has claimed.
Researchers from the the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) partnership said that while bananas may replace potatoes in some developing countries, cassava and other little known cowpea plant could play increasingly important roles as temperatures rise.
People will have to adapt to new and varied menus as traditional crops struggle say the authors, the BBC reported.
A group of experts in the field, responding to a request from the United Nations' committee on world food security, looked at the projected effects of climate change on 22 of the world's most important agricultural commodities.
They predict that the world's three biggest crops in terms of calories provided - maize, rice and wheat - will decrease in many developing countries.
Researchers from the the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) partnership said that while bananas may replace potatoes in some developing countries, cassava and other little known cowpea plant could play increasingly important roles as temperatures rise.
People will have to adapt to new and varied menus as traditional crops struggle say the authors, the BBC reported.
A group of experts in the field, responding to a request from the United Nations' committee on world food security, looked at the projected effects of climate change on 22 of the world's most important agricultural commodities.
They predict that the world's three biggest crops in terms of calories provided - maize, rice and wheat - will decrease in many developing countries.