Climate crisis shrinks potatoes: A looming threat to food security
India TodayIn a research lab on the outskirts of Beijing, molecular biologist Li Jieping examines a small cluster of potatoes, one barely larger than a quail's egg. Potato tubers and roots are suspended in the air under the frame of an aeroponic box, at a greenhouse under Yakeshi Senfeng Potato Industry Company, where seed potatoes are farmed through the aeroponics method, in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, China. A worker in a protective suit inspects the potato tubers spread out for drying, in a shed under Yakeshi Senfeng Potato Industry Company, in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, China. Workers pack potato plants into containers to transplant them to the field, in a greenhouse at a farm under Yakeshi Senfeng Potato Industry Company, in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, China. Sprinklers on a centre pivot irrigation system water growing potato plants, at a farm under Yakeshi Senfeng Potato Industry Company, in Old Barag Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.
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