Effect of environmental change on yield and quality of fruits and vegetables: two systematic reviews and projections of possible health effects

BackgroundEnvironmental changes—including climatic change, land degradation, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss—threaten agricultural production and quality and pose challenges to global food security. Most research in this area has focused on staple crop yields. By contrast, relatively little attention has been given to fruits and vegetables that are important for nutrition and health, including for the prevention of non-communicable...