Phrases with «poor harvests»

The phrase "poor harvests" refers to a situation where the crops grown by farmers do not yield a lot of food or resources. It means that the harvest was not successful or abundant, which can lead to problems like food shortages or higher prices for the crops. Full definition

poor harvests

Sentences with «poor harvests»

Extreme weather events are at least partly to blame for poor harvests and increasing prices, and are likely to get worse with climate change. (treehugger.com)
In 1972, when the world suffered an exceptionally poor harvest, there were 209 million metric tons of grain, or 66 days» worth, in world reserve. (religion-online.org)
This presentation highlights how these significant food losses are a clear indication of a poorly functioning and inefficient food system and the area of highest concern (where the greatest percentage of crop losses are recorded) are pre-farm gate, where poor harvesting, drying, processing and storage of crops occurs. (crawfordfund.org)
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Phrases with «poor harvests»

Sentences with «poor harvests»

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