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Figure 4.2 Wheat Yield in Selected Countries, Average 2007–09 Netherlands Western Europe Uzbekistan Albania Italy Southern Europe Spain World Macedonia, FYR Eastern Europe Moldova 0
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Western European yields, and Moldova in particular lags behind the Eastern European region average. One of the key findings of this work is that many of the high-priority measures for adapting to future climate can also provide benefits in the short term in closing the adaptation deficit relative to current climate, resulting in “win-win” solutions.
Impact Assessment Predicts Lower Crop Yields and Some Opportunities The impact assessment results—which consider exposure, vulnerability, and local soil quality, crop yield, and water availability—varied substantially by country, Looking Beyond the Horizon • http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-9768-8