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Climate change is expected to bring a shift in Kenya’s cereal production, particularly for maize and wheat, as regions previously not conducive for growing these crops become more productive.

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NAIROBI, 18 September 2013 (IRIN) - Climate change is expected to bring a shift in Kenya’s cereal production, particularly for maize and wheat, as regions previously not conducive for growing these crops become more productive. Such areas could, between 2010 and 2050, become the country’s new breadbaskets, say the authors of a new analysis.The analysis, East African Agriculture and Climate Change, was written by researchers from the International Food Policy and Research Institute and the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa. The authors analyzed data from four different climate models to assess the impact of climate change on crop yields at over 6,000 locations.