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Table 4 Projected changes (%) in world prices of West African food crops owing to climate change impacts from 2010 to 2050

From: Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors

Crop

No climate change

Median of 4 GCMs

MIROC A1B

MIROC B1

CSIRO A1B

CSIRO B1

Rice

54

84

83

87

85

82

Wheat

66

202

121

106

99

93

Maize

103

160

209

165

156

145

Sweet potatoes and yams

60

130

141

96

156

120

Cassava

18

57

78

50

64

42

Sugarcane

77

110

125

113

108

103

Sorghum

82

107

115

104

110

104

Millet

8

10

8

8

14

13

Groundnuts

13

34

35

33

37

33

  1. The price changes are from the baseline economic–demographic scenario