According to a new economic research, results show that between 1995 and 2005, soil aridification led to a global loss of approximately 1.7 million tons of corn, 81,000 tons of rice, 786,000 tons of soybeans and 430,000 tons of wheat, a contraction mainly concentrated in Africa and Asia. The research said that if immediate action … Continue reading Africa is increasingly drier: Economic research estimates reduction in income due to desertification